KARL STORZ Acquires Medical Business of T1V

KARL STORZ Acquires Innersight Labs

January 10, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

KARL STORZ, the family-owned medical technology company headquartered in Tuttlingen, Germany, has acquired London-based Innersight Labs Ltd., an AI software developer that creates patient-specific 3D models from CT and MRI scans. The acquisition (price undisclosed) brings AI-driven imaging and surgical planning capabilities into KARL STORZ's portfolio and aims to support commercial scaling and joint development with KARL STORZ's robotics and imaging initiatives.

Stryker Acquires Vertos Medical Inc.

August 22, 2024

Medical Devices

Stryker has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vertos Medical Inc., a privately held company that develops the minimally invasive Mild® procedure for treating lumbar spinal stenosis. The acquisition expands Stryker’s interventional pain management and minimally invasive treatment portfolio and extends its reach into ambulatory surgery centers; the transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions.

Theken Companies Acquires VisionAir Solutions from Cleveland Clinic

August 22, 2023

Medical Devices

Theken Companies, a family of medical device companies based in Akron, Ohio, has acquired VisionAir Solutions from Cleveland Clinic. The acquisition brings VisionAir's proprietary cloud-based design software and 3D-printed patient-specific silicone airway stents into Theken's medical device portfolio to expand capabilities and commercialize the technology more broadly.

Stryker Corporation Acquires Vocera Communications

February 23, 2022

Healthcare Services

Stryker Corporation completed the acquisition of Vocera Communications, Inc., a provider of clinical communication and workflow solutions, with the effective date of the transaction on February 23, 2022. The deal integrates Vocera's digital care-coordination platform and wearable communication devices into Stryker’s medical technology portfolio; the announcement also triggered change-of-control rights for holders of Vocera's convertible notes.

JLL Partners Invests in Vascular Technology, Incorporated

June 30, 2025

Medical Devices

JLL Partners, a New York-based middle market private equity firm, has announced an investment in Vascular Technology, Incorporated (VTI), a Nashua, New Hampshire-based medical device company that develops intraoperative Doppler systems and remote suction/irrigation solutions. As part of the transaction JLL partnered with entrepreneur Nilendu Srivastava and the VTI management team and appointed Greg Groenke as CEO and Lars Marcher as Executive Chairman to accelerate product development and market expansion.

Bregal Unternehmerkapital Acquires Majority Stake in medavis GmbH

September 26, 2022

Software

Bregal Unternehmerkapital has taken a majority stake in medavis GmbH, a Karlsruhe-based provider of radiology information systems (RIS) with roughly 20% market share in the DACH region. The two founders, Jörg Dittrich and Elmar Kußmaul, retained significant stakes; Bregal plans to support geographic expansion, product development and extension into adjacent healthcare IT areas.