# DePuy Synthes to acquire JointPoint navigation software assets

DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of JointPoint, Inc., including its surgeon-friendly navigation software for hip replacement. Financial terms were not disclosed.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-09-03
- Where: United States
- Status: announced
- Products: navigation software for hip replacement
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [DePuy Synthes](https://endata.com/companies/21191.md) (acquirer)
- [JointPoint](https://endata.com/companies/26540.md) (target)

## Sources

- [orthospinenews.com](https://orthospinenews.com/2019/09/03/depuy-synthes-signs-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-assets-of-jointpoint-inc-to-enhance-surgical-accuracy-and-reproducibility-in-hip-replacement/), 2019-09-03: "JointPoint ties into our strategy to transform hip replacement and is specifically designed for use with the Anterior Approach."
- [healio.com](https://www.healio.com/news/orthopedics/20190906/depuy-synthes-to-acquire-assets-of-jointpoint-inc-for-hip-replacement-navigation-software), 2019-09-06: "JointPoint ties into our strategy to transform hip replacement and is specifically designed for use with the anterior approach, a tissue-sparing surgical technique which surgeons are increasingly utilizing and where we have long had an industry-leading presence."

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