Exactech Announces Shareholding Acquisition of JointMedica, Signaling Return of Hip Resurfacing (press release)
Exactech, Inc., a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation, and smart technologies for joint replacement surgery, announced the acquisition of a minority interest in JointMedica Limited, a U.K.-based orthopaedic device designer and manufacturer. The companies will collaborate to deliver the next generation of hip resurfacing to the global market with JointMedica’s primary product, the Polymotion® hip implant.
“In this specialist space, our familiarity with the BHR and its design process allows us to ensure that we are offering substantial next-level improvements, using modern materials and advanced manufacturing techniques that were not available when Prof. McMinn and Dr. Treacy developed the BHR device in the 1990s”
“This partnership will bring to market JointMedica’s advanced polyethene hip resurfacing, using Exactech’s global outreach,” said McMinn. “Demand for less invasive and less traumatic surgery remains—particularly in younger or more active patients. Our partnership with Exactech will expand on the clinical success of the Birmingham Hip....
