Avitus Orthopaedics Receives 510(k) Clearance, Launches Avitus Bone Harvester
Avitus Orthopaedics launched pilot sales of the Avitus™ Bone Harvester. Jun 08, 2016
Xtant Medical, Pinnacle Spine Distribution Agreement
Xtant Medical and Pinnacle Spine entered into a joint agreement to expand distribution of Pinnacle’s InFill® Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion system. Jun 08, 2016
MX Orthopedics Receives FDA Clearance for the dynaMX Nitinol Compression Screw
MX Orthopedics received FDA 510(k) clearance to market the dynaMX™ Nitinol Compression Screw. Jun 07, 2016
Medtronic Acquires Responsive Orthopedics
Medtronic acquired Responsive Orthopedics, a start-up focused on sales of low-cost hip and knee replacements. A primary knee is slated for commercial U.S. availability within 1H17, followed by a primary hip in 1H18. Jun 07, 2016
Zimmer Biomet Acquiring LDR
Zimmer Biomet entered into a definitive agreement to acquire LDR for US $37/share in cash, for a transaction valued at ~$1.0BB with an expected 3Q16 close. Jun 07, 2016
Flower Orthopedics Launches Flower E-Kit And IndicationCube
Flower Orthopedics commenced full market launch of Flower E-Kit™, containing all required cannulated and plating instruments for midfoot, forefoot and ankle in one single-use package. Jun 07, 2016
NuVasive Acquiring Biotronic NeuroNetwork for $98 Million
NuVasive (NUVA) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Biotronic NeuroNetwork, a U.S. provider of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring services, for US $98MM in cash. Jun 06, 2016
Warning Letter Issued to Zimmer CAS
On 5/31/16, Zimmer Biomet received an FDA Warning Letter regarding observed non-conformities at the company’s Zimmer CAS/ORTHOsoft facility in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Jun 06, 2016
First Implantations of Vertera Spine Porous PEEK COHERE Cervical Fusion Device
Vertera Spine announced first implantations with the COHERE™ Cervical Interbody Fusion system. Full market launch is expected in coming months. Jun 06, 2016
Initial Surgeries with LDR’s Titanium-coated ROI-C Cervical Cage
LDR announced initial implantations of the ROI-C® Titanium-Coated Cervical Cage. Jun 03, 2016
