Alphatec (NSDQ:ATEC) this week announced that it commercially launched its InVictus MIS Tower as part of its minimally invasive percutaneous fixation platform. InVictus is a comprehensive spinal fixation platform that is designed to treat a range of pathologies with intraoperative adaptability and surgical predictability in an open, minimally invasive or hybrid approach. “The novel components designed […]
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Alphatec prices $100M public offering
Alphatec (NSDQ:ATEC) announced that it priced an underwritten public offering worth approximately $100 million. Carlsbad, Calif.-based Alphatec is offering more than 11.4 million shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $8.75 per share to total about $100 million, according to a news release. The spine surgery solution developer also granted underwriters a […]
Alphatec calls off EOS Imaging buy due to COVID-19 uncertainty
Alphatec today said it terminated a tender offer agreement with EOS Imaging. Carlsbad, Calif.-based Alphatec announced on Feb. 26 that it would acquire EOS Imaging for up to $88 million, plus debt retirement of $33.9 million in a combination of cash and equity. The company retracted its agreement following an analysis of the ongoing market […]
Alphatec posts wider-than-forecast losses in Q4 results
Alphatec (NSDQ:ATEC) this week posted fourth-quarter results that beat the revenue consensus forecast on Wall Street but missed on earnings. The Carlsbad, Calif.-based company reported losses of $17 million, or -28¢ per share, on sales of $32.4 million for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2019, for a bottom-line sales loss of -71.4% compared with Q4 […]
Alphatec to purchase EOS Imaging
Alphatec (NSDQ:ATEC) today said it would acquire EOS Imaging for $88 million, plus debt retirement of $33.9 million. EOS Imaging develops rapid, low dose, biplanar, full-body imaging and 3D modeling capabilities. It captures a calibrated, full-body image in a standing position, offering precise measurement of anatomical angles and dimensions. “This is a monumental transaction for ATEC,” […]
Alphatec CEO wins lawsuit against former employer NuVasive
Alphatec (NSDQ:ATEC) chairman & CEO Patrick Miles won summary judgment in a lawsuit filed by his former employer, NuVasive (NSDQ:NUVA), over his employment contract. Miles was chief operating officer of NuVasive when he left that company in October 2017 to take the reins at Alphatec. NuVasive sued Miles a week later, claiming that he enacted […]
FDA lures Vyaire exec Desai for CTO | Personnel Moves, August 23, 2019
The FDA lured former Vyaire Medical executive Vid Desai to take over as permanent CTO, according to Politico. Desai replaces acting CTO Mohammed Sohail Chaudhry, who’s held the role on an interim basis since 2015. Ebb Therapeutics puts Röösli in the corner office Insomnia device maker Ebb Therapeutics said yesterday that it put Eduard Röösli […]
Alphatec launches SingleStep implant delivery system
Alphatec (NSDQ:ATEC) yesterday announced the commercial launch of its InVictus minimally invasive SingleStep K-wireless implant delivery system. SingleStep eliminates the requirement for K-wires in percutaneous pedicle fixation procedures and reduces potential complications that can occur with inadvertent K-wire advancement in traditional minimally invasive pedicle screw placement technique. Instead, the Alphatec system uses an all-in-one driver that […]
Alphatec raises nearly $58m
Alphatec (NSDQ:ATEC) said last week that it succeeded in raising $57.7 million in a stock offering for its line of spine implants. The Carlsbad, Calif.-based company had said it planned to float 10.9 million shares at $4.60 apiece, for gross proceeds of $50.1 million. That number rose to $57.7 million because the flotation’s underwriters fully […]
Alphatec prices $50m offering
Alphatec (NSDQ:ATEC) today priced a stock offering worth north of $50 million for its line of spine implants. The Carlsbad, Calif.-based company said it plans to float 10.9 million shares at $4.60 apiece, for gross proceeds of $50.1 million. That number could rise to $57.7 million if the flotation’s underwriters fully exercise their over-allotment option for […]
Alphatec launches IdentiTi-PC porous titanium spine implant
Alphatec (NSDQ:ATEC) said yesterday that it launched its IdentiTi-PC porous titanium interbody implant system intended for use in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion procedures. The launch follows successful alpha evaluations that began last August, and marks the third of six IdentiTi implant systems the Carlsbad, Calif.-based company expects to launch this year. “The commercial launch of IdentiTi-PC […]
