Medtech Money Flow: Weekly M&A and VC Deals, April 9-15, 2018
• By Catherine Longworth
In this weekly feature, Medtech Insight presents a roundup of the previous week's M&A deals and venture financing rounds recorded in our M&A and VC Deal Trackers. This edition presents the transactions announced April 9-15, 2018.
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Surgify Medical’s selective drill tip, Surgify Halo, is “an obvious choice for surgeons,” said Boris Hofmann, head of ZEISS Ventures and lead investor in the company’s series A funding round.
German Bionic’s new exoskeleton Exia helps healthcare practitioners, nurses, and other caregivers to lift and move patients by supporting muscle movement and reducing the risk of injury.
The KINCISE 2 Surgical Automated System aims to “reduce the physical burden on surgeons compared to manual impaction in primary and revision hip and revision knee replacement procedures,” said J&J MedTech.
Quest reaffirmed its full-year guidance despite macroeconomic concerns and tariff uncertainty. Revenues are expected between $10.7bn and $10.85bn. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) is estimated in the $9.55 to $9.80 range for the full year, with EPS between $8.62 and $8.87.
Allen Burton, Abbott’s medical director of neuromodulation told Medtech Insight that the delivery system was developed to make the procedure easier for physicians, especially those who perform the implantations infrequently.