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Medtronic Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Titan Spine

May 10, 2019

Medtronic, a global leader in medical technology, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which it will acquire Titan Spine, a privately-held titanium spine interbody implant and surface technology company. […]

Medtronic withdraws from knee orthopedics while venturing deeper into titanium spine implants

May 10, 2019

(FierceMedTech) – Medtronic is walking away from the knee replacement work being done by Responsive Orthopedics, a startup it acquired in 2016 that had aimed to disrupt the market with lower-cost artificial joints and a bundled payment model. […]

RepScrubs is trying to cut down on hospital acquired infection risk from med device vendors

April 6, 2019

(MedCity News) – Hospital acquired infections are a huge multi-billion dollar problem for providers, with one of the largest risks being surgical site infections. In some cases these issues can be linked to contaminated scrubs. […]
J&J’s DePuy Synthes goes after Orthofix, ex-reps in poaching lawsuit

March 27, 2019

(MassDevice) – DePuy Synthes last week sued Orthofix and a pair of former DePuy sales reps, alleging that its rival lured the reps and two other colleagues away so it could poach DePuy clients in Alabama and Texas. […]
Sales Reps May Be Wearing Out Their Welcome In The Operating Room

November 25, 2018

(NPR) – In the operating room, surgical masks and matching scrubs can make it hard to tell who’s whom — at least for outsiders. Patients getting wheeled in might not realize that salespeople working on commission are frequently present and sometimes even advise the clinical team during surgery. […]
Should Stryker Worry About Zimmer’s New Robotics Offering?

October 30, 2018

(MD+DI) – Zimmer Biomet is expected to launch a robot soon that will compete with Stryker’s Mako Total Knee offering. […]