Green Sun Medical
Winning Technology: Green Sun Medical Dynamic Scoliosis Brace
Inventor and Engineer: Matthew Thompson
Green Sun Medical has developed a comfortable, dynamic scoliosis brace for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS). The brace applies continuous corrective pressure to the spine while allowing the patients to move and function as normal teenagers. While wearing the brace, sensor data will be transmitted through Bluetooth to mobile devices and then accessed with a cloud-based server. Physicians will be able to monitor their patients in real time to ensure that they are receiving the proper treatment. The patients will have their torso 3D scanned to allow for assembly of a custom fit ring system made from modular parts. A comfortable and breathable cover will help make the brace much less noticeable than current plastic braces.
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K2M, Inc.
Winning Technology: MOJAVE™ PL 3D Expandable Interbody System
Inventors: Larrry McClintock, Khalid Abbed, M.D., Sabatino Bianco, M.D., Egon Doppenberg, M.D., Scott Dhupar, M.D., Gregory Lanford, M.D., Steven Ludwig, M.D., Thomas Morrison, M.D., and Brian O’Shaughnessy, M.D.
Engineers: Jennifer Moore, Jordan Floyd, and Brad Vinckier
The MOJAVE™ PL 3D Expandable Interbody System is a 3D-printed fusion device which allows surgeons to independently control anterior and posterior heights in the lumbar spine. This capability is not available with any other product on the market today.
The MOJAVE PL 3D features infinite adjustment capabilities within its expansion range – which gives surgeons the versatility to match the device to the patient’s anatomy by adjusting lordosis—up to 18 degrees. MOJAVE PL 3D’s instrumentation includes an inserter with a port for expanding and locking and an expansion driver which addresses lordosis, height, as well as posterior expansion.
The MOJAVE PL 3D Expandable Interbody System is built using an advanced 3D printing method which creates structures with greater porosity than implants fabricated using traditional manufacturing methods. Starting with a titanium powder, the MOJAVE PL 3D endplates are grown through the selective application of a high-energy laser beam, incorporating complex internal geometries and a rough surface architecture that pre-clinical data have associated with bone growth activity.
