Auctus Surgical, Inc.
Less-invasive Spinal Implant System to treat pediatric scol...
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AUCTUS SURGICAL: OVERVIEW
Auctus Surgical, Inc. is developing a less-invasive spinal implant system - known as a vertebral body tethering system(VBT) - to correct pediatric scoliosis. The system incorporates a dynamic magnetic technology permitting a child’s spine to be non-surgically adjusted; eliminating the need for traumatic fusion surgery.
VERTEBRAL BODY TETHERING –
NON- FUSION THERAPY- Zimmer Dynesys
VBT TETHERING PROCEDURE –
DR DIAB (UCSF)
ADVANTAGES OF VBT OVER FUSION
A SUPERIOR TETHERING OPTION
UNDERSTANDING THE AUCTUS SYSTEM
INNOVATIVE JOURNEY
John Barrett sold a previous spinal implant company to Stryker, Inc. Afterwards, Mr. Barrett was seeking novel technologies within the spinal correction space to improve patient care. Mr. Barrett discovered most technologies were incremental improvements at best.
Mr. Barrett met Dr. Mohammad Diab, Chief of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), who was performing an experimental procedure to correct pediatric scoliosis – vertebral body tethering. Dr. Diab and other spinal surgeons were employing another spinal system not yet approved by the FDA for pediatric scoliosis.
With Dr. Diab’s and several other orthopedic surgeons' guidance, Mr. Barrett decided to form Auctus Surgical. Mr. Barrett’s efforts at Auctus Surgical were focused on developing a system which addresses current vertebral body tethering system limitations.
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