New spine technologies "pushed the envelope" at MNVC
The Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference (MNVC) is an annual meeting where early and late-stage companies present their ideas. This meeting occurred in Memphis, Tennessee, from October 28 - 30, with a broad mix of attendees, including surgeons, venture capitalists, the medical device industry and researchers. Forty companies presented this year, a record number for this meeting, focused exclusively on the musculoskeletal industry. In this article, SmartTRAK highlights six companies with new technologies to "push the envelope" in the US Spinal Hardware Market, which SmartTRAK estimates is growing at a 5-year CAGR of +4.7%.
This downloadable article provides an in-depth look at the following six companies' innovative new technologies:
- Axis Spine
Axis Spine is focused on solving the problem of anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) cages losing alignment post-implantation and surgeons not achieving pre-operative surgical goals. The company wants to change this with ... (read more) - Empirical Spine
From Empirical Spine, the LimiFlex Dynamic Sagittal Tether is a new option to decompress and stabilize the lumbar spine. This device includes two dynamic rods attached to pedicle-sparing straps surrounding adjacent spinous processes. The company believes this device will ... (read more) - Foundation Surgical
Foundation Surgical, founded by Randall Betz, MD, pediatric spine surgeon at the Institute for Spine and Scoliosis, wants to solve the technology gap between fusion and nonfusion devices. The company is focused on two procedures, which are ... (read more) - ZygoFix
ZygoFix is focused on the spinal fusion market and seeks to provide an alternate solution to patients who need lumbar stabilization and fusion but don’t want pedicle screws. The zLock implant combines rigid and bendable elements designed to ... (read more) - Spark Spine
Spark Spine seeks to commercialize the first electrically active spinal interbody for the US market. This interbody device has an electromechanical polymer (EMP) that creates a ... (read more) - Allumin8
Allumin8 is a company developing 3D printed porous pedicle screws for spine fusion. The company wants to create a new category called “therapeutic hardware” to help reduce the revision rates of spinal fusions. The Integr8 pedicle screw is designed to ... (read more)
Click the button below to download and read the complete "Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference 2024" by Erin Dorgan, SmartTRAK Sr Analyst, highlighting six companies that are pushing the envelope in the US Spinal Hardware Market.
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