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Orthofix International Files Definitive Proxy Statement

^{Published on 2009-01-12 15:08:26, Last Modified on 2009-01-12 15:08:50 - Market Wire}
 

BOSTON--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Orthofix International N.V. (NASDAQ: OFIX) (the Company) announced today that it has filed a Definitive Proxy Statement with the SEC objecting to a proposal by Ramius LLC to call a special shareholder meeting.

About Orthofix

Orthofix International, N.V., a global medical device company, offers a broad line of minimally invasive surgical, and non-surgical, products for the spine, orthopedic, and sports medicine market sectors that address the lifelong bone-and-joint health needs of patients of all ages–helping them achieve a more active and mobile lifestyle. Orthofix's products are widely distributed around the world to orthopedic surgeons and patients via Orthofix's sales representatives and its subsidiaries, including BREG, Inc. and Blackstone Medical, Inc., and via partnerships with other leading orthopedic product companies. In addition, Orthofix is collaborating in R&D partnerships with leading medical institutions such as the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, the Orthopedic Research and Education Foundation, Rutgers University, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children and National Osteoporosis Institute. For more information about Orthofix, please visit [ www.orthofix.com ].