ControlRad
Winning Technology: ControlRad™ Trace™
Inventors and Engineers: Allon Guez, Ph.D., Haim Melman, and Maxim Itkin, M.D.
Brad Downer, Joe Ross, Robin Young, Guillaume Bailliard, Chris Fair
Technology Description: The ControlRad Trace technology is hardware and software that can be retrofitted onto existing mobile C-arms and subsequently lower radiation exposure to the patient and to the surgical team by up to 89%, without hurting operating room workflow or reducing image quality.
ControlRad Trace employs an intelligent, dynamic system of translucent collimators, proprietary processing algorithms, and a smart tablet interface.
ControlRad Trace can be used in any spine procedure where a C-arm is used. Actually, wherever a mobile C-arm is used.
ControlRad Trace is 510(k) cleared to be retrofitted onto OEC 9800 and 9800+ C-arms, and 510(k) Cleared for OEC 9900. Other models are in process.
icotec Medical, Inc.
Winning Technology: VADER®one MIS or Open Carbon/PEEK Tumor Spine Screw
Inventors and Engineers: Roger Stadler, Kurt Zoller, Marina Hess, Remo Keller, Jochen Fend
Technology Description: VADER®one, made from icotec’s unique BlackArmor® material consisting of continuous carbon fibers combined with PEEK (polyetheretherketone) and produced using icotec’s injection molding CFM (Composite Flow Molding) manufacturing technology, is a pedicle system for fixation of spine tumor patients which may be used with either MIS or open approaches. In other words, no change in surgeon technique required.
VADER®one has FDA clearance for spinal tumor cases and is ideal for reduced artifact, which allows for exact targeting when using radiation therapy, proton therapy and will not interfere with post-op tumor detection imaging, specifically enhancing the outcome of x-ray, CT and MRI modalities.
