Medtronic Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Titan Spine (press release)
Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in medical technology, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which it will acquire Titan Spine, a privately-held titanium spine interbody implant and surface technology company. The boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved the transaction. Terms of the transaction are not being disclosed.
Interbody implants are spacers that can be inserted between the vertebrae during spinal fusion surgery to help relieve pressure on nerves and hold the vertebrae in place while fusion occurs. Implant material and shape is thought to play a role in the bone growth process during fusions, and today there is a growing demand from surgeons for titanium interbody devices.
"We've built the broadest Spine portfolio - implants, instruments, enabling technologies, and biologics - in order to provide complete procedural solutions for surgeons' biggest challenges," said Jacob Paul, senior vice president and president of the Spine division, which is part of the Restorative Therapies Group at Medtronic. "Titan Spine has pio...
