Medtronic’s $270 Mil. SDC Artificial Disc Purchase Supplements Internal R&D
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Medtronic will continue its in-house artificial disc R&D program following the acquisition of Bryan cervical disc system developer Spinal Dynamics Corp. (SDC) as part of a two-pronged strategy to develop an alternative to spinal fusion devices for degenerative disc disease
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