M&A | Partnerships

Medacta and the Geisinger health system partnered to pilot a knee replacement lifetime guarantee, in which the pair will stand behind the full cost of care associated with surgeries over a patient's lifetime.

THINK Surgical and United Orthopedic Corporation will pursue reproducible outcomes in total knee replacements, pairing THINK's Active Robotic System and UNITED's U2 knee. 

Smith & Nephew will acquire Brainlab's orthopedic joint reconstruction business, enabling both companies to accelerate R&D in digital surgery and augmented reality.

Exactech acquired XpandOrtho, a designer of soft tissue balancing instruments for knee replacement. 

Integra LifeSciences entered into a license and development agreement with Consortium of Focused Orthopedists for a short stem and stemless shoulder.  

LimaCorporate and the Hospital for Special Surgery are co-founding an additive manufacturing 3D printing facility to create custom orthopaedic implants in a hospital setting. 

Colfax entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DJO Global from Blackstone for US $3.15BB in cash. The transaction is expected to close in 1Q19. 

Implanet partnered with KICO Knee Innovation Company for distribution of the MADISON primary total knee.