[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 1994)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 

Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act 
of 1993--Spinal Implant Manufacturers Group

    Notice is hereby given that, on December 8, 1993, pursuant to 
section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), the Spinal Implant 
Manufacturers Group (``SIMG'') has filed written notifications 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the parties and (2) the 
nature and objectives of the venture. The notifications were filed for 
the purpose of invoking the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of 
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. 
Pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of the parties are 
AMS, Hayward, CA; AcroMed Corporation, Cleveland, OH; American Medical 
Electronics, Inc., Richardson, TX; Aesculap, Robin, CA; Stryker 
Instruments, Kalamazoo, MI; Acufex Microsurgical, Inc., Mansfield, MA; 
Advanced Spine Fixation Systems, Inc., Cypress, CA; Cross Medical 
Products, Inc., Columbus, OH; Osteotech, Inc., Shrewsbury, NJ; Ace 
Medical Company, Los Angeles, CA; Synthes U.S.A., Paoli, PA; Electro-
Biology, Inc., Parsippany, NJ; Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc., Memphis, 
TN; and Sofamor Danek Group, Inc., Memphis, TN. The SIMG was formed to 
promote the development, safety and effectiveness, and regulatory 
approvals of medical devices known as spinal implants through a variety 
of activities, including research and the collection, analysis, and 
dissemination of information related to spinal implants.
Joseph H. Widmar,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 94-934 Filed 1-13-94; 8:45 am]
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