Source: Tornier, Inc.
Tornier, the leading supplier of shoulder implants, has formally declared its intention to “go public.” Leaping into the public markets these days is not unlike deciding to swim in shark infested waters. The waters may look appealing, but it's not for the faint of heart.
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Johnson & Johnson conducted its bi-annual device meeting with analysts on June 3. What’s new for the DePuy franchise? Products, strategies and, surprisingly, a self described “opportunity” for the company in a tougher regulatory environment. Read what Mike Mahoney, DePuy’s happy warrior had to say.
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The last two SAS meetings suffered from declining attendance and questions abound about the future of the Society. Former NASS president and newly elected SAS President Tom Errico, M.D., makes a spirited case for an international society for spine surgeons. Is SAS growing up or down? According to Errico…the answer is both.
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Zimmer’s bet on Trabecular Metal took a major step forward with the opening of a state-of-the-art training center for orthopedic surgeons and dentists in Parsipanny, New Jersey. This is Zimmer's first OWI (Outside Warsaw Indiana) training facility and it was mighty impressive.
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The Centeno-Schultz Clinic's Regenexx stem cell therapy is being marketed as a treatment for several orthopedic indications. What’s the FDA’s take? The answer will surprise.
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Certain acquisitions have the power to change an industry’s trajectory or focus. Looking back in five years, Baxter’s purchase of ApaTech for $330 million may well be ranked along with Danek’s merger with Sofamor, Sulzer’s purchase of Spine-Tech and Synthes acquisition of Spine Solutions as a bellwether deal.
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How one simple device is offering diagnostic promise and stirring up debate about diagnostic technique and setting new guidelines for everything from repetitive stress syndromes to traumatic brain injuries.
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