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12/23/02 - Liquidmetal Technologies entered into an exclusive, multi-year agreement with DePuy Orthopaedics to co-develop implants and instruments based on Liquidmetal's patented amorphous alloy technology for the knee replacement market.

12/12/02 - Knowledge Enterprises released the Winter Issue of BONEZone™, the quarterly publication for global manufacturers of orthopaedic devices, equipment and supplies.

December Issue of ORTHOPAEDICS today (LOG-IN REQUIRED) "Orthopedic suppliers hit hard by economic recession. Many large orthopedic companies bring large-volume manufacturing in-house to capture greater profits."

12/12/02 - Microtek Medical signed a strategic supply agreement with DePuy Orthopaedics to manufacture and be primary supplier for certain of DePuy's orthopaedic devices and operating room equipment products.

12/04/02 - STS Biopolymers' MEDI-COAT® antimicrobial coating is now available in the orthopaedic device industry. The technology is incorporated in the OrthoGuard AB™ bone pin sleeve, which is manufactured by Smith & Nephew.

11/20/02 - Ensinger-Hyde announces the availability of additional stock shapes of engineering plastics.

11/12/02 - Sterilization Cassette Systems expanded its metal manufacturing capabilities to include in-house sheetmetal fabrication. SCS also signed an agreement with Aesculap for worldwide distribution of its rigid sterilization container systems to the original equipment manufacturer market.

11/12/02 - Bates Machine welcomes Ted Russell as Quality Assurance Manager.

11/07/02 - Optomec received a $2MM award to fund development of its Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS™) technology for the manufacture of medical implants and other titanium components.

10/16/02 - MedSource Technologies reported fiscal 1Q03 revenues of US$41MM, +21% from the same period last year. Increased shipments of products for spinal and reconstructive systems spurred internal revenue growth.

09/30/02 - Coastcast Corporation was the only casting/forging Supplier to receive a Supplier Award For Outstanding Performance from DePuy Orthopaedics' Warsaw divison during DePuy's recently-held Supplier Conference.

09/06/02 - Teleflex Incorporated acquired Beere Precision Medical Instruments, an orthopaedic surgical instrumentation manufacturer with annual sales of ~US$10MM. Full citation

09/04/02 - MedSource Technologies acquired reconstructive implant supplier Cycam for US$18MM in cash and 667,175 shares of MedSource stock. For the 12 months ended 6/30/02, Cycam posted revenues of >$10MM. Full citation

08/20/02 - MedSource Technologies expects rapid acceleration in the medical outsourcing business will provide revenue growth between 16-19% this year. Full citation

08/09/02 - Symmetry Medical received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its entire line of PolyVac® Surgical Instrument Delivery Systems.

05/30/02 - Symmetry Medical Names Steffan Burns President and CEO.

05/28/02 - Boss Instruments LTD Joins Leis Partners for OEM Sales.

05/17/02 - Zimmer honors Marida/Friedrich Daniels with a 2001 Level 1 Supplier Quality Certificate.

04/02/02 - Spire Biomedical obtained $2MM+ in federal research and development grants to extend its capabilities into new areas, including improved coatings for orthopaedic implants. Full citation

03/27/02 - MedSource Technologies sold 8.34MM shares at $12 each for total proceeds of $100MM in its initial public offering. (See OrthoFlash Archives, 3/25/02.) Full citation

03/11/02 - Beere Precision Medical Instruments received design patent number D454,045 S for its new ergonomic “Comfort T” handle.

02/27/02 - Beere Precision Medical Instruments will release the Spinal Removal Kit (SRK™) system from the Evolution™ series of implant removal systems in June 2002. The SRK includes 70+ bits, hexalobe, broken and stripped screw removers and trephines, custom implant-specific bits and tools stored in an instrument tray.

01/17/02 - MedSource Technologies, provider of engineering and manufacturing services to the medical device industry, filed with U.S. regulators to go public and will sell up to $138MM in common stock in an initial public offering. The company applied for a Nasdaq listing under the symbol MEDT.

01/07/02 - Astro Met, a forerunner in the development and manufacturing of the porous coating for orthopedic implants, joins Leis Partners.