I am a big fan of Doug Kohrs. Doug Kohrs is an Orthopedic/Spine startup giant. And Doug did it again! Let's rewind the tape - He sold SpineTech to Sulzer for 10X sales (I was there) that was the tipping point for the spine bubble, then he built up the urology company, American Medical Systems, and took it public, then he grew Tornier and sold it to Wright, now he self-funded Responsive Orthopedics and sold it to Medtronic. --Tiger
Responsive Orthopedics website
Background story on Responsive Orthopedics (Star Tribune)
Medtronic enters bundled ortho implant space with Responsive Orthopedics buy (MassDevice)
Medtronic snaps up Minnesota company to tackle knees and hips (Minn/St Paul Business Journal)
Medtronic has bought a Twin Cities medical-device startup founded by med-tech vet Doug Kohrs as it dips its toe in the knee- and hip-replacement business.
Medtronic isn’t disclosing terms of its deal to buy Responsive Orthopedics. The acquisition closed in May, a company spokeswoman said.
Medtronic plans to use Responsive’s products to launch a joint-replacement service it detailed during an investor day Monday. Kohrs, formerly CEO of Tornier, launched Responsive Orthopedics to develo...
