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Kyphon’s recent acquisition of St. Francis Medical was one of the device industry’s biggest deals in 2006—and just what everyone was waiting for. by David Cassak A year ago at this time, a sale to ano

Having helped to pioneer artificial lumbar discs, the founders of spine start-up LDR are cutting against the grain, finding opportunities elsewhere in building a broad-based company. by David Cassak

It's taken a bit longer than company officials hoped, but St. Francis Medical is preparing to hit the market in one of spine's hottest new areas: dynamic stabilization. By David Cassak In most medical

Over the past several years, the surgical side of orthopedics—most notably, total joint replacement and spine—have been among the device industry's best performing segments. Though orthopedic giants l