Stryker
Stryker lands Defense Department contract worth up to $85M
Zimmer owes Stryker $210M for willful infringement
Stryker’s spine unit launches 2 new products following FDA clearance
Stryker pulls spinal devices off the shelves following failure reports
Rejuvenate hip recall hits Stryker’s Q2 profits
SpineVision takes new COO from Wright Medical | Personnel Moves
SpineVision pulled in former Wright Medical (NSDQ:WMGI) executive Ken Yamada as its new chief of operations for its U.S. subsidiary.
The new COO worked at at Wright for 2 years as the VP of international operations and has 17 years experience at medical companies.
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Stephen Simpson
Report: PE owners put Biomet on the auction block
Biomet could become a publicly owned company once again or be sold by its private equity owners, the Financial Times reported yesterday.
MicroPort And Wright Medical Group Flip The Script
Apparently MicroPort and Wright Medical (NSDQ:WMGI) didn’t get the memo – American med-tech companies are supposed to buy Chinese med-tech companies and not the other way around. But in a surprising announcement Wednesday night, the two companies revealed that MicroPort has reached an agreement to acquire Wright Medical’s OrthoRecon business for $290 million in cash.
FDA clears OrthoSensor’s Verasense knee replacement device
The FDA handed OrthoSensor a 510(k) clearance for its Verasense knee system, designed to helps surgeons measure the proper placement and motion during total knee replacement procedures.
The Sunrise, Fla.-based device maker is touting the clearance as the 1st for a system that combines limb alignment and soft tissue-balancing features.