Zimmer Biomet Mirrors Medtronic's Robotics Move With Medtech SA
Executive Summary
Zimmer Biomet will gain through a $130m deal a spine-surgery robot that may be able to compete in the emerging minimally invasive spine surgery segment. The technology will also complement Zimmer Biomet’s other recent acquisition in spine surgery devices.
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