Stryker Corp. is still on the prowl for acquisitions, although it isn’t naming names, the company’s CEO told analysts this week. Kalamazoo, MI–based Stryker Corp. has been eyeing British company Smith & Nephew Plc and ...
Posted in Medical Device Business by Nancy Crotti on December 15, 2014 Just when you thought they couldn’t get more widespread or expensive, the medical device mergers-and-acquisitions of 2014 continue to astound. Allergan ...
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Posted in Orthopedics by Nancy Crotti on November 18, 2014 Zimmer Holdings Inc. (ZMH) has agreed to extend the European Commission’s review of its pending $13.4-billion merger with Biomet, Inc. “by a limited number of ...
Zimmer Holdings announced Thursday that it will acquire Biomet in a $13.5 billion transaction that will provide it with a leading position in the $45 billion musculoskeletal industry. The merger between the two Warsaw, IN–based ...
Zimmer Holdings has announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued five new patents directed to the Subchondroplasty procedure, the innovative new joint preservation procedure developed by Zimmer Knee Creations: US Patent No. ...
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Over the past year, most major public medical device companies have fared well, with a few hiccups here and there. That said, the device industry is confronting challenges such as a dip in elective surgery volume, a rise in recalls related ...
Zimmer Spine, a division of Zimmer Holdings, has announced the introduction of Viewline tube retraction system, Viewline retractor system, and Viewline posterior MIS instrument set. This instrument set will facilitate exposure, ...
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Surgical products developer Zimmer Holdings has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Patient Specific Instruments (PSI) Shoulder system. The system enables surgeons to plan the implant ...
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Zimmer Holdings has introduced new injectable pain relief gel, Gel-One Hyaluronate, for knee arthritis patients who failed to respond to non-pharmacologic therapy, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or analgesics. The low-volume ...
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Zimmer Holdings, a developer of orthopaedic reconstructive devices, has introduced new TM Ardis Interbody metal implant in the US. The Interbody implant is indicated for use with autogenous bone graft at one or two contiguous levels in ...
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