RollGard,
I'm not so sure about the RTG umbrella. RTG is their Restorative Therapies Group. Spine surgery is intended to restore pain-free functionality to a patient, hence a good fit with restorative therapies. Hysterectomies, Prostatectomies, etc are just the opposite; they eliminate the pertinent body parts, not restore. I would anticipate that as they further develop their overall robotics program, it may become its own group - unless for some reason they have been developing Hugo under the RTG umbrella as well (I do not know... but it would seem to be counterintuitive).
On a separate note, I would suggest that we are not likely to see Joe Blow LLC or Joe Blow Ventures as our investor. I would be guessing something more formal sounding, like Steven Blow Ventures. Just a guess. I'm not claiming to know anything; I just can't see Joe dumping millions of dollars into this. But maybe Steven.
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OR Nurse.........
I have looked at 30 filings on MDT/MZOR,TITAN SPINE,DIGITAL SURGERY etc..and looking at them all it is hidden mostly in MDT's fiscal year summaries as to reference to which division,branch,arm,new division,etc actually had different holding companies under this umbrella prior to announcing any MDT direct purchasing.
Another words, if Joe Blow LLC took the offering,one would then have to connect all the dots to see who Joe Blow is holding for.And if it is the first time say MDT ever used Joe Blow,then chances are the seeker of information is still left in the dark.
So,I like the assumption of "how did MDT do things in the previous Buyouts"..Then a factual pattern appears.RTG is still the big robotics purchaser for MDT.
It's suppose to be hidden as we all know.On purpose no doubt.
Thanks Roll
