advanced medical technologies

One of the most active areas of medical technology development over the past decade has been in the area of spine surgery technologies. Numerous companies have been founded (and only a few have since folded) to pursue applications in the treatment (and diagnosis) of spine disease, disorders and trauma. These range from "traditional" spine fusion technologies to the emerging areas of biomaterials and biotechnologies in treatment of the spine.

Recent Spine Technology Startups

Company	City	State	Country	Product/Technology
3Cor Medical, Inc.	Redwood City	CA	USA	Cervical spine distraction
Allez Spine LLC	Irvine	CA	USA	Pedicle screw systems and cervial plating systems for use in spine surgery.
AOI Medical, Inc.	Orlando	FL	USA	Develops innovative orthopaedic medical devices for spine and trauma markets
Archus Orthopedics (DISSOLVED)	Redmond	WA	USA	Total Facet Arthroplasty System® (TFAS®), an articulating joint prosthesis.
Arthro Kinetics plc	Macclesfield		United Kingdom	Arthro Kinetics aims to deliver better solutions for patients and physicians in the areas of Biological Cartilage Regeneration and Endoscopic Spine Surgery.
Baxano, Inc.	Mountain View	CA	USA	Tools that restore spine function and preserve healthy tissue
Blue Fury Consulting, LLC	Jacksonville	FL	USA	Spinal implant technologies.
Cartilix, Inc.	Foster City	CA	USA	Biomaterials for repair of tissues in articular joints.
Choice Spine LP	Chesterland	OH	USA	Interbody spacers for spine surgery.
CollabCom5, LLC	Durango	CO	USA	Interspinous processes for treatment of spine disorders.
CoreSpine Technology LLC	Eden Prairie	MN	USA	Spinal arthroplasty
Creaspine	Pessac		France	Instrumentation and devices for use in spine surgery.
Custom Spine, Inc.	Parsippany	NJ	USA	Orthopedic implants focused on the spine
Disc Motion Technologies, Inc.	Boca Raton	FL	USA	Developing a total joint replacement system for the lumbar spine incorporating a artificial lumbar disc and posterior dynamic stabilization device.
Eden Spine, LLC	Longwood	FL	USA	Motion-preserving spine therapies.
Expandis Ltd.	Nesher		ISRAEL	Minimally invasive orthopedic surgery instrumentation.
Facet Solutions, Inc.	Logan	UT	USA	Facet arthroscopy
ForSight Labs, LLC	Menlo Park	CA	USA	Ophthalmic device company incubator
Globus Medical, Inc.	Phoenixville	PA	USA	Spine and other surgical technologies
GS Medical Co. Ltd.	Seoul		Korea	Spinal implant manufacturer
IB Medical LLC	Longmont	CO	USA	Static compress device technology in spine surgery.
Innovative Spinal Technologies, Inc. (ceased operations January 2009)	Mansfield	MA	USA	Reportedly ceased operations January 2009 following inability to find a buyer.
InteliFUSE, Inc.	Yorba Linda	CA	USA	Shape memory technology for bone fracture fixation/fusion and bone remodeling
Laurimed, LLC	Fremont	CA	USA	Diagnosing and treating diseases and injuries to the spine by injecting drugs into the diseased or injured area.
Linares Medical Devices, Inc.	Auburn Hills	MI	USA	Orthopedic joints (hip, knee, shoulder), fracture fixation and other devices.
Med-Titan Spine GmbH	Erlangen		Germany	Minimally invasive spine technologies
Merlot OrthopediX, Inc.	Cleveland	OH	USA	Bone implant anchor technology applicable to spine, trauma and general orthopedics.
MI4 Spine, LLC	Bloomfield	MI	USA	Minimally invasive spinal instrumentation.
MiMedx, Inc.	Destin	FL	USA	Biomaterials for soft tissue repair
MMSN Limited Partnership	Kankakee	IL	USA	Spinal tension band for restriction of motion between vertebrae in spine disorders.
NBI Development, Inc.	Chicago	IL	USA	Implantable spine neuromodulation devices.
OrthoMEMS, Inc.	Menlo Park	CA	USA	Implant systems for spine and orthopedic applications using MEMS and wireless technology.
Ouroboros Inc.	San Diego	CA	USA	Medical devices for minimally invasive spinal fusion
Paradigm Spine, LLC	New York	NY	USA	Non-fusion interspinous spinal implant.
Pivot Medical, Inc.	Sunnyvale	CA	USA	Stealth company developing non-spine orthopedic technology
PNIR (Peripheral Nerve Injury Repair), LLC	Foxborough	MA	USA	Implant technologies for peripheral nerve repair.
Providence Medical Technology, Inc.	San Francisco	CA	USA	Spine surgical technology including a cervical distraction device.
RE Spine, LLC	Florham Park	NJ	USA	Intervertebral disc and facet joint prosthesis in spine surgery.
Signus Medical LLC	Chanhassen	MN	USA	Biomaterials for orthopedics and spine
Small Bone Innovations, LLC	New York	NY	USA	Orthopedic technology focus on small bones and joints (hand, wrist, elbow).
Sonoscrew, Inc.	Valley Village	CA	USA	Acoustic device for spine surgery.
Spartek Medical, Inc.	Concord	CA	USA	Motion preserving spine fusion implant, inserted minimally invasively, for treatment of degenerative disc disease.
Spinal Elements, Inc. (formerly Quantum Orthopedics, Inc.)	Evergreen	CO	USA	Spinal implants and instrumentation for degenerative disc disease
Spine Form, LLC	Cincinnati	OH	USA	Medical device technology based on treatment of scoliosis.
Spine Now, LLC	Levittown	NY	USA	Minimally invasive (endoscopic) spine surgery products.
Spine21 Ltd.	Haifa		Israel	Electromechanical orthopedic implant to alleviate leg and lumbar pain.
SpineForm, LLC	Cincinnati	OH	USA	Spine staple
SpineFrontier, Inc.	Beverly	MA	USA	Spine implant technologies.
SpineGuard, S.A.	St Mandé		France	Pedicle screw replacement in spine surgery
SpineMatrix, Inc.	Akron	OH	USA	Spinal imaging to improve diagnosis of lower back pain.
SpineMedica Corp.	Destin	FL	USA	Device technologies for spine and chronic back pain.
SpineView, Inc.	Fremont	CA	USA	Percutaneous access and visualization of the spine for diagnosis and/or treatment.
Spinus LLC	Hampton	NH	USA	Instruments for neurological, orthopedic and spine surgery.
Vertebral Technologies, Inc.	Minnetonka	MN	USA	Biocompatible polymers for joint restoration within the spine
Vertebron	Stratford	CT	USA	Motion preserving and spine fusion device
Vertech, Inc.	San Clemente	CA	USA	Device to ease the pain of compression fractures of the spine by separating spinal bones and injecting fast-hardening cement.
Vertiflex (fka DK Spine Technology, Inc.)	Carlsbad	CA	USA	Medical devices for spine surgery
VG Innovations, LLC	Winston Salem	NC	USA	Minimally invasive spinal implants