This Is (Not) Spinal Tap

This Is (Not) Spinal Tap

We’ve seen a rash of deals for all things spinal in recent weeks, from Stryker Corp.’s (NYSE: SYK) $1.4 billion deal for K2M Group (NASDAQ: KTWO) to IZI Medical’s acquisition of Benvenue Medical’s vertebral augmentation systems. What’s the occasion? Well, it’s that time of year when the big medical conferences loom. The Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) took place in Las Vegas between September 6 and 8, and the North American Spine Society (NASS) do is about to get under way in Los Angeles from September 26 through the 29. On the smaller scale of targets is Maxim Surgical, based in Richardson, Texas, which was acquired by Fuse Medical... Read More »