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Dynamic Healthcare M&A Database - 1Q07



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Acquiring Party    Kyphon Inc. (NASDAQ: KYPH), a developer of medical devices designed to restore spinal function and diagnose low back pain using minimally invasive technologies.
Transferring Party    St. Francis Medical Technologies, Inc., a developer of the first FDA-approved interspinous process device for treating lumbar spinal stenosis.
Sector    Medical Devices
Date    January 19, 2007
Analysis
Broadens Kyphon's focus in minimally invasive spine solutions, adding to its existing balloon kyphoplasty technologies for repairing vertebral compression fracture. Deal value -- $525m plus additional revenue-based contingent payments of up to $200m.




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