St. Jude Medical Announces Intent to Acquire Spinal Modulation, Inc.

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St. Jude Medical (STJ) to Acquire Spinal Modulation in $175M + Milestones Deal

April 20, 2015 9:13 AM EDT

St. Jude Medical (NYSE: STJ) announced it has exercised the companys exclusive option to acquire Spinal Modulation, Inc., developer of the Axium Neurostimulator System. Following the completion of this acquisition, St. Jude Medical will become the only medical device manufacturer to offer radiofrequency ablation (RFA), spinal cord stimulation (SCS) and dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation therapy solutions for the treatment of chronic pain.

Once complete, the acquisition of Spinal Modulation, Inc. will further support St. Jude Medicals mission to help physicians tailor treatment to a patients chronic pain condition to achieve superior... More