The 1st trial representing a multi-district complaint against Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics was delayed by court order, now slated to begin in June.
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Wright Medical slides into Q1 red, still beats The Street
CORRECTED May 2, 2013 at 12:30 p.m. This article originally mis-stated the nature of an expected insurance settlement and of Wright’s adjusted earnings-per-share forecast.
NuVasive’s Q1 sales rise, profits surge as it settles beef with Medtronic
Investors failed to reward NuVasive Inc. (NSDQ:NUVA) for reporting mid-single-digit sales growth and double-digit profit growth during the 1st quarter, sending shares down slightly today on Wall Street after the medical device company lowered its full-year earnings forecast.
SpineGuard IPO drums up $11M
SpineGuard (EPA:ALSGD) said its initial public offering on Europe’s Alternext exchange raised some €8.1 million, or roughly $10.5 million.
The Paris-based medical device company makes the PediGuard device, designed to help guide the placement of pedicle screws during spinal fusion surgeries.
NuVasive opens in Japan
NuVasive (NSDQ:NUVA) said it set up shop in Tokyo, making the Japanese capital its 8th international location.
The San Diego, Calif.-based medical device company said the new operation will be headed by Takaaki Tanaka, its executive vice president for the Asia-Pacific region. Tanaka has been with the company since 2009, according to a press release.
Zimmer hits the mark, but spine sales continue to slide
Legal: DePuy aims to reverse $8.3M metal hip implant loss
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and its DePuy Orthopaedics subsidiary are hoping to dodge an $8.3 million judgment stemming from the company’s 1st metal-on-metal hip implant complaint to go to trial.
Johnson & Johnson lands jury’s favor in 2nd metal-on-metal hip lawsuit
A Chicago jury this week jury ruled in favor of healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), rejecting a patient’s claims that the company was liable for injuries she allegedly sustained after receiving the metal-on-metal ASR XL hip implant.
Layoffs ahead for Medtronic’s spinal business
Stryker’s knee surgery device recall gets FDA’s highest-risk label
Biomet CEO (and blogger) Jeff Binder takes a strong stand on gain-sharing
Two decades after he jumped ship from the Boston Consulting Group into the orthopedic world, the business of bones and joints still fascinates Jeff Binder, despite some of the headwinds the industry has faced over the past 5 years.
Maybe that’s because the CEO of Warsaw, Ind.-based Biomet, a privately held orthopedic medical device company, is experienced enough to know the industry has been counted out before.