Applied Spine Technologies Inc.
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
In spine surgery, the newest wave in motion preservation is dynamic or flexible stabilization. Applied Spine Technologies, with a license to technology developed by the man that wrote the bible on spine biomechanics, Manonhar Panjabi, hopes to offer the market an alternative to fusion that allows normal physiologic motion.
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Spine-Bending Market
Today, the market for spine surgery is growing by more than 20% annually based on fusion technologies alone, despite the fact that those technologies are decades old and flawed. However, a heightened awareness of the clinical drawbacks of fusion is fueling prolific company creation in a new spine motion preservation segment of the industry. Some 118 start-ups in spine are dotting the landscape. Many hope to offer new devices that address spinal joint reconstruction; artificial discs, disc nuclei, annulus repair, facet joint replacement, and dynamic or flexible stabilization of the spine.