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Medtronic acquires
Titan Spine
By Laura Dyrda
M
edtronic plans to buy privately owned Titan Spine
for an undisclosed sum, according to a May 9 news
release.
Four things to know:
1. The boards of Titan Spine, a titanium spine interbody im-
plant and surface developer, and Medtronic have both approved
the transaction.
2. The acquisition will strengthen Medtronic's position in the
spine market. Titan Spine's portfolio includes a comprehensive
line of titanium devices as well as the nanoLOCK® surface tech-
nology.
3. Medtronic expects to close the transaction before July 26,
which falls within the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. The
company expects this transaction to not affect its fiscal 2020
adjusted earnings per share.
4. The transaction is still subject to customary closing condi-
tions and regulatory clearances.
"Titan Spine has pioneered the spine implant surface technolo-
gy category over the past several years," said Jacob Paul, senior
vice president and president of the spine division, which is part
of the Restorative Therapies Group at Medtronic. "We feel that
surface-enhanced titanium implants combined with our com-
prehensive biologics portfolio can have a positive impact on
Medtronic reaches 2nd ASC
with spine robot
By Angie Stewart
M
uskegon (Mich.) Surgery Center is the
state's first ASC to use Medtronic's Mazor X
Stealth Edition robotic guidance platform
for spine surgery.
MSC is the second surgery center in the country to
introduce the Mazor X Stealth Edition, which allows
surgeons to create personalized 3D surgical plans
before surgery. A robotic arm holds surgical instru-
mentation in place during spine procedures.
Medtronic launched the Mazor X Stealth Edition in
January. The first procedures using the system were
performed at Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare
and Reston (Va.) Hospital Center.
