Integra Lifesciences Holdings Corp. has entered a definitive agreement to acquire regenerative medicine-focused Acell Inc. for an up-front cash payment of $300 million and up to an additional $100 million upon the achievement of certain revenue growth milestones. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions. It also comes almost three months after London-based Smith+Nephew plc said it was going to pick up the extremity orthopedics business of Integra for $240 million in cash.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: HSS bone study sheds light on complications after spinal surgery; Simplify Medical reports first implant of its cervical artificial disc in the U.S. following FDA 1-Level approval; Scientists say xenon improves properties of maxillofacial and orthopedic implants.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Can we make bones heal faster?; Risk of serious complications during knee replacement 73% higher when a tourniquet is used; Exercise may protect bone health after weight loss surgery.
Of all the things that irritate physicians about health insurance, prior authorization might be at the top of the list. That didn’t stop the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) from imposing a prior authorization requirement for the implant of spinal stimulators and for cervical fusion with disc removal in the calendar year 2021 Medicare outpatient prospective payment system, however.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Researchers develop new biomaterial that helps bones heal faster; Obesity increases the risk of early hip fracture in postmenopausal women; Vitamin D regulates calcium in intestine differently than previously thought.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Potential cellular target for eliminating bone breakdown in osteoporosis found; Popular weight-loss surgery in teenagers weakens bones; Study: Early, late stages of degenerative diseases are distinct.
PARIS – Ganymed Robotics SAS reported the successful completion of functional prototype testing for its surgical robotic assistant used in total knee arthroplasty. According to a systematic review of the literature, published in the Journal of Arthroplasty, more than 2 million patients undergo knee arthroplasty each year after suffering arthritis of the knee.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Exoskeleton-assisted walking improves mobility in individuals with spinal cord injury; Skoltech scientists developed a novel bone implant manufacturing method; Novel technique 'stuns' arthritis pain in shoulder and hip; New research reveals potential treatment to delay and manage osteoarthritis.
TORONTO – A Canadian plant-based, cellulose scaffold implant for regenerating healthy spinal cord tissue has received U.S. FDA breakthrough device designation. The designation will enhance the process by which Ottawa-based Spiderwort Inc. interacts with the FDA during regulatory review of the Cellubridge implant, said Spiderwort CSO and cofounder Andrew Pelling, speeding its way to clinical trials.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Rapid recovery protocol can lead to increased range of motion after TKA; Study compares racial disparities in unilateral vs. bilateral knee replacement surgery; Botox for TMJ disorders may not lead to bone loss in the short term.
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