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Sports Medicine

FDA authorizes Q-Collar to help protect athletes’ brains

February 26, 2021 By Sean Whooley

The FDA announced today that it authorized the Q-Collar made by Q30 Sports Science for protecting the brain during sports activities. Q30 Sports Science’s Q-Collar is a C-shaped collar worn around the neck designed to apply compressive force to the neck and increase blood volume to help reduce movement of the brain within the cranial […]

Filed Under: Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Neurological, Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: concussions, FDA, Q-Collar, Q30 Sports Science, Sports Medicine

NHL to use X2 Biosystems concussion evaluation software

February 5, 2015 By Val Kennedy Leave a Comment

NHL to use X2 Biosystems concussion evaluation software

The National Hockey League plans to supply all 30 of its teams this season with X2 Biosystems head injury detection software, appropriately dubbed "ICE" for "integrated concussion evaluation."

Filed Under: Neurological, News Well Tagged With: National Hockey League (NHL), Sports Medicine, X2 Biosystems

Surgical Frontiers incubator raises $7M

August 29, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

Surgical Frontiers incubator raises $7M

Surgical Frontiers is looking to make investments in young musculoskeletal technology companies with the $7 million fund it just secured.

The company has already promised some of the cash to 3 portfolio companies with orthopedic technologies in foot & ankle, sports medicine and trauma, the company said.

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, News Well, Orthopedics Tagged With: Sports Medicine, Surgical Frontiers, Trauma

Stryker quietly closes Pivot Medical buy

March 12, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

Stryker closes stealthy Pivot Medical buy

Michigan orthopedics titan Stryker (NYSE:SYK) put a ribbon on its previously announced acquisition of Pivot Medical, closing the books on a deal that was pretty closed to begin with.

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Orthopedics Tagged With: Pivot Medical, Sports Medicine, Stryker

Stryker boosts sports medicine biz with Pivot Medical buy

February 20, 2014 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Stryker boosts sports medicine biz with Pivot Medical buy
Stryker boosts sports medicine biz with Pivot Medical buy

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Orthopedics, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Pivot Medical, Sports Medicine, Stryker

Smith & Nephew may face rivals in $1.7B bid for ArthroCare

February 6, 2014 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

Smith & Nephew may face rivals in $1.7B bid for ArthroCare

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Orthopedics, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: ArthroCare Corp., Smith & Nephew, Sports Medicine

Smith & Nephew expands sports medicine footprint with $1.7B ArthroCare buy

February 3, 2014 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Smith & Nephew expands sports medicine footprint with $1.7B ArthroCare buy
Smith & Nephew expands sports medicine footprint with $1.7B ArthroCare buy

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Orthopedics, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: ArthroCare Corp., Smith & Nephew, Sports Medicine

X2 Biosystems seeks $5 million for concussion patch

December 24, 2013 By Chris Walker Leave a Comment

X2 Biosystems seeking $5 million

X2 Biosystems is looking to bring in $5 million in a new funding round.

The Seattle-based medical device company is offering debt and options in this round. The company has yet to attract investors, according to a regulatory filing.

Filed Under: Diagnostics, Funding Roundup, Neurological, News Well Tagged With: Sports Medicine, X2 Biosystems

X2 Biosystems aims for $12.5M funding round

July 10, 2013 By Sony Salzman Leave a Comment

X2 Biosystems aims for $12.5M funding round

X2 Biosystems, a medical device company that’s developing sensors for sports brain injuries, drummed up $3.3 million of a hoped-for $12.5 million raise, according to a regulatory filing.

Eighteen unnamed investors kicked in on the round, according to the filing.

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, News Well Tagged With: Sports Medicine, Venture Capital/Private Equity, X2 Biosystems

FDA reschedules orthopedic panel meeting

April 9, 2013 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

FDA

The FDA rescheduled a meeting of its Orthopedic & Rehabilitation Devices Panel, originally slated for April 5, to discuss reclassifying shortwave diathermy devices and pedicle screws.

The shortwave diathermy meeting is now scheduled for May 21 in Gaithersburg, Md., the agency said.

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), News Well, Orthopedics, Pre-Market Approval (PMA) Tagged With: Sports Medicine

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