NeuroTherm buys ArthroCare's spine line

NeuroTherm purchased the Parallax and Contour product lines used in interventional spine procedures from ArthroCare. The Parallax products have been used for vertebroplasty and Contour has been developed for cavity creation.

The Wilmington, Mass.-NeuroTherm said that the product lines will fit within its interventional pain and radiology product offerings, which are currently available in 63 countries.

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