TOKYO & BOTHELL, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (TSE: 4901, hereinafter: Fujifilm), a diversified technology company that operates in healthcare, highly functional materials, and document solutions, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with SonoSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: SONO, hereinafter: SonoSite), a pioneer and leader in bedside and point-of-care ultrasound technology, pursuant to [...]

THE ALPHABETICAL LIST by Http://OrhtoStreams.com 3Cor Medical, Inc. (Redwood City, CA)Distraction screws for plating and interbody fusions, founded in 2002 [ACQUIRED] Abbott Spine (Austin) (fka Spinal Concepts) acquired by Abbott Labs for $160M, then Abbott acquired SpineNext (France), then Abbott sold both spine companies to Zimmer for $360M, non-fusion Wallis system, ISD cervical disc replacement made [...]

Orthopedic implant and surgical products maker Stryker Corp. said Monday it will buy rival Orthovita Inc. for about $304 million in cash. Orthovita’s products include Vitoss bone grafts and Cortoss bone augmentation material. It also sells Vitagel, which is designed to reduce bleeding. Stryker is offering $3.85 per share, a premium of 41 percent from [...]

This past Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported that Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) was in talks to purchase Swiss-based Synthes for about $20 billion. If Synthes and JNJ’s DePuy were to combine, the resulting firm would be the world’s largest orthopedic company with annual orthopedic shipments of around $9.3 billion. In market share terms, the combined [...]

NATICK and BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX – News) today announced it has acquired Intelect Medical, Inc., a development-stage company located in Boston. Intelect Medical is developing advanced neuromodulation technologies for deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy. The transaction values Intelect Medical at $78 million with no cash and no [...]

BEDFORD, Mass., Jan. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (Nasdaq:HOLX – News), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, announced today it has acquired Interlace Medical, Inc. (Interlace), the developer and manufacturer of the MyoSure [...]

Research & development programs are already being drastically scaled back. There are dwindling incentives to create new drugs and vaccines. And the full impact to the drug and medical devices sectors from the new health-care law is yet to be fully scoped out. FOX Business is taking a microscope to how health reform will affect [...]