Deals - Specialty Devices

Boston Scientific to purchase Vertiflex for $465m

Boston Scientific has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Vertiflex, a privately-held company which has developed and commercialized the Superion Indirect Decompression System, for $465m.

Seisa Medical acquires Burpee MedSystems

Seisa Medical, a medical devices manufacturer and service provider, announced that it has acquired Burpee MedSystems, a New Jersey-based manufacturer of stents and delivery devices for a consideration of $52m.

Bioelectronic medicine study to improve hearing restoration receives $9.7m NIH grant

Loren Rieth, a professor at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and leading researcher in the field of bioelectronic medicine, will collaborate with a global team of engineers, surgeons and medical researchers funded by a $9.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative.

Alcon acquires medical device development firm PowerVision for $285m

Novartis eye care division Alcon has acquired US-based medical device development firm PowerVision in a deal valued at around $285m.

Stryker buys Israel’s OrthoSpace for $220m

Medical technology firm Stryker has acquired Israel-based firm OrthoSpace for a total equity value of around $220m in an all cash transaction.

Exactech acquires soft tissue balancing instruments designer XpandOrtho

Exactech, a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products and biologic solutions for extremities, knee and hip announced today, has acquired XpandOrtho, a designer of soft tissue balancing instruments for knee replacement surgery.

Smith & Nephew agrees to buy Osiris Therapeutics for $660m

Medical technology firm Smith & Nephew has agreed to acquire US-based regenerative medicine firm Osiris Therapeutics in a deal valued at around $660m.

Edwards Lifesciences invests $35m to acquire Corvia Medical

Edwards Lifesciences, a medical device manufacturer, has entered into an agreement to invest $35m in an exclusive right to acquire Corvia Medical.

Corin to buy US surgical robotics firm OMNI Orthopaedics

UK-based orthopaedic firm Corin Group has agreed to acquire OMNI Orthopaedics, a robotic-assisted total knee replacement services provider.