ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CoreLink, LLC, a fast growing, vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of spinal implant systems, announced today the acquisition of the privately-held Israeli medical device company Expanding Orthopedics, Inc (EOI). Along with the FDA cleared expanding and articulating FLXfit™ and FLXfit 15™ titanium TLIF interbody systems, CoreLink has also acquired a broad array of patents and in-development products addressing the expandable interbody and spinal fusion market.
“The acquisition of Expanding Orthopedics allows us to better serve our customers’ needs by adding important product lines and intellectual property in the fastest growing categories within the spine market. We look forward to supporting Expanding Orthopedics’ existing customer base with CoreLink’s broader product offering and leading sales, training, distribution and manufacturing infrastructure, and we’re particularly excited to introduce these new product lines to CoreLink’s customers,” said Jay Bartling, founder and CEO of CoreLink.
FLXfit 15 is an unique titanium TLIF interbody device compatible with Minimally Invasive Surgery. Once in the disc space, it articulates to aid placement along the anterior aspect of the apophyseal ring, providing up to 40mm of footprint length along this critical anterior column. The anterior height of the device can be continuously expanded an additional 4mm to provide up to 15° of lordosis. CoreLink will provide enhanced support for existing users of both the FLXfit and FLXfit 15 systems, while utilizing its unique vertical integration to quickly incorporate system upgrades for a full commercial re-launch in Q3.
“This is an exciting time for product development at CoreLink,” said David Castleman, VP of Research and Development. “There is great opportunity here to leverage the EOI expandable technology across several product categories, from other interbody applications to pedicle screw solutions.”
Clay Hunter, Managing Director at The Stephens Group, added, “We are very pleased to support CoreLink in this first complementary acquisition which adds a high-growth product line to CoreLink’s already broad portfolio. Jay and his team are great partners, and we look forward to continuing to support their efforts to build the leading vertically integrated manufacturer and distributor of highly engineered spinal implants and instrumentation.”
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