Backbone

About the deal

Bordeaux, France, and New York (New York), Memphis (Tennessee) and Manchester (Connecticut),January 10th 2023 at 9.30 am ET – Companion Spine LLC, the French-American specialist in diagnostic and interventional spine pain-management surgery, today announced the acquisition of Backbone SAS, a company based in Bordeaux, France, that designs, develops, manufactures and markets functional motion restoration implantable devices to treat spinal disorders.

The acquisition expands Companion Spine’s portfolio of medical implant solutions with the inclusion of Backbone’s main medical device, the LISA® implant (a Lumbar Implant for Stiffness Augmentation). This acquisition allows Companion Spine to complete its line of treatment solutions for spine diseases, most notably lumbar stenosis and degenerative disc disease, matching implants to the degree of severity of the disease.