Katena adds ophthalmic products used across cataract, glaucoma and corneal surgeries, including surgical instruments, single-use devices and specialty biologics that have been sold in more than 110 countries to more than 5,000 customers, including hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and distributors. Katena has more than 200 employees across North America and Europe. The transaction represents Corza‘s first add-on acquisition since its …
Resonetics to Acquire Hudson Medical Innovations
Device contract micro manufacturer Resonetics, LLC focused on product development, including laser processing, tubing, metal fabrication and other manufacturing services and subsidiary of GTCR-backed Regatta Medical has purchased Hudson Medical Innovations, a producer of microfluidics, point-of-care diagnostics reagents, biosensors, and advanced wound care devices, from Preco, Inc. Hudson Medical specializes in prototyping capabilities and proprietary, automated equipment. Hudson is Resonetics’ …
The Walden Group Releases Q3 2021 Strategic Healthcare M&A Report
The Walden Group is pleased to provide access to its Q3 2021 Strategic Healthcare M&A Report, which includes: Market Overview Major M&A Deals by Sector What the CEOs are Saying Selected Recent Healthcare IPOs Key Stats on Top M&A Deals in 2021 Performance of Leading Healthcare Companies …
Hologic to Acquire Bolder Surgical for $160m
Hologic, Inc., a $3.8b producer of diagnostics, imaging systems and surgical products for women’s health, has acquired Bolder Surgical, LLC, a developer of advanced energy vessel sealing surgical devices. The deal adds a differentiated portfolio of advanced vessel sealing and dissection tools used in laparoscopic procedures. To date, Bolder has focused on pediatric vessel sealing — Hologic estimates Bolder Surgical’s …
Boston Scientific to Acquire Devoro Medical, Inc. for $320m
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX; “BSX“), a $10b producer of interventional technologies for general surgery, neurosurgery, and cardiovascular health has announced the acquisition of Devoro Medical, a developer of a blood clot retrieval and removal system for arterial and venous systems. BSX has been a minority investor in Devoro Medical since 2019. BSX, in this 2021 transaction, purchased the remaining …
Stryker Acquires AI Blood Monitoring Company Gauss Surgical
Stryker Corporation, a $14.4b medical technology company focused on orthopedics, neurotechnology and spine, acquired Gauss Surgical, a developer of artificial intelligence-enabled technology for real-time monitoring of blood loss during surgery. Gauss Surgical’s Triton system leverages a computer vision app and iPhone to measure a patient’s blood loss via imaging of sponges, towels and canisters of fluid in addition to calculating volume …
Abbott Acquires Walk Vascular
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT), a $35b global producer of diagnostics, devices, generic pharmaceuticals and nutritional products, has acquired Walk Vascular, LLC, a developer of a commercialized thrombectomy system used to remove peripheral blood clots (JETi system). The JETi system works by inserting a distal catheter into veins and arteries where clots have formed. Once the catheter is inserted, a saline …
Medtronic to Acquire Intersect ENT
Medtronic plc (Nasdaq: MDT), a $30.1b Ireland-based producer of devices used in cardiovascular, neuroscience, surgical, and diabetes management applications, is acquiring Intersect ENT (Nasdaq: XENT), a developer of an ENT implant that releases steroids during sinus surgery to manage inflammation and a virtual surgical guidance platform. In the U.S., CRS affects 1 in 8 adults (35 million) and often requires a …
The Walden Group Releases Q2 2021 Strategic Healthcare M&A Report
The Walden Group is pleased to provide access to its Q2 2021 Strategic Healthcare M&A Report, which includes: Financings (IPOs, SPACs, private) and M&A Deals are surging Major M&A Deals by Sector What the CEOs of Leading Medtechs are Saying Key Stats on Top Healthcare M&A Q2 Deals Key Stats …
TopCon Acquires Italy-based Ophthalmic Imaging Device Producer VISIA Imaging
TopCon Corporation, a $1.2 billion Japan-based developer of eyecare devices and software solutions worldwide has purchased Italy-based ophthalmic device manufacturer VISIA Imaging S.r.l. The acquisition provides Topcon with a portfolio of imaging devices focused on the anterior segment to complement its existing posterior segment imaging offerings including fundus cameras and optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems. Topcon had distributed VISIA’s CA-800 …