SI-BONE, Inc. must be uncorking the champagne these days…the company has just won the Gold 2014 International MarCom Award for its SI [sacroiliac] Joint Patient Community website (http://sijpc.org/) and an Honorable Mention for the SI Buddy Patient Networking Program. SI-BONE manufactures the iFuse Implant System, a minimally invasive surgical option for sacroiliac joint fusion for conditions (including SI joint dysfunction). Those considering the iFuse procedure can access the SI Joint Patient Community website where they can use the SI-Buddy program to connect with patients who have had already had a successful iFuse surgery.
According to the December 8, 2014 news release, “The MarCom Award is presented by the Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals to companies who have exemplified high standards of excellence and serve as benchmarks for the industry. There were more than 6, 500 entries from throughout the United States, Canada and 15 other countries in the 2014 competition. The SI Joint Patient Community website and SI Buddy Program were entered under the Manufacturers and Advocacy Group categories.”
“Helping patients is the core of everything we do at SI-BONE and we are delighted our team’s initiatives to assist these patients have been recognized, ” said President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Dunn in the news release. “Patients with SI joint dysfunction due to sacroiliac joint disruptions and degenerative sacroiliitis often experience debilitating pain when non-operative care is unsuccessful according to a study that was presented last month at the North American Spine Society and it is very rewarding to be involved in helping these people.”
The news release indicates: “The iFuse Implant System is a minimally invasive surgical option that uses titanium implants coated with a porous, titanium plasma spray (TPS) that acts as an interference surface, designed to help decrease implant motion, provide immediate fixation and allow for biological fixation to support long term fusion. The iFuse System is intended for sacroiliac joint fusion for conditions including SI joint dysfunction that is a direct result of SI joint disruptions and degenerative sacroiliitis.”
Dunn told OTW, “The most important and rewarding aspect of our business at SI-BONE is helping patients. We are delighted that our patient web site has been recognized for being terrific i.e., it is very thorough and educational…I guess what that truly means is that it is viewed as being valuable to patients. It is our understanding that patients suffering from sacroiliac joint disruption or degenerative sacroliitis actually spend quite a bit of time and energy researching this area as back pain for many can be debilitating and a very thorough web site like our patient web site can be extremely helpful to these people.”
