joimax, Inc.
Winning Technology: Intracs®em Integrated Navigation Tracking & Control System
Inventors and Engineers: Wolfgang Ries, Dr. Rainer Steegmüller, Martin Germann, Tim Wang, Florian Faller, Jens Fiala
Technology Description: Intracs®em is a paradigm shifting combination of navigation and endoscopy which increases endoscopic spine surgery safety and accuracy.
The Intracs®em system is designed specifically for endoscopic spinal decompression, deherniation, and soon endoscopic navigated stabilization.
It’s designed to be compatible with all C-arms and needs only an AP and lateral X-ray shot to register the patient. From there, the surgeon can navigate needles, dilators, reamers, and the endoscope.
This can cut procedure time safely while also reducing radiation exposure.
Because Intracs®em is electromagnetic, surgeons can navigate flexible needles accurately at the tip and know where they are during the entire procedure.
Secondly, Intracs®em helps surgeons orient themselves by displaying the endoscope with the viewing angle on the navigation screen at all times.
Lastly, since Intracs®em only requires two fluoro shots, radiation exposure is significantly reduced.
LifeNet Health
Winning Technology: PliaFX®
Inventors and Engineers: Dennis Phelps, Austin Johnson, Adam Entsminger, Jingsong Chen, Joe Peterfeso, Jason Bryant, Kelsey DeCrescenzo
Technology Description: The PliaFX suite of moldable demineralized cortical bone fibers, which combine micro-topography (to support cell attachment, migration and infiltration) with the undiluted osteoinductive potential of a carrier-free implant (NO additives), has established a new benchmark in moldable osteobiologics.
PliaFX’s interlocking fibers feature microhooks that naturally link together, allowing each graft to become moldable upon rehydration while also resisting migration during implantation.
LifeNet’s proprietary technology creates long fibers with multiple protrusions and a rough surface area and many contact points for cellular attachment. MSCs quickly incorporate into the fiber network and begin division. The interconnected topography of fibers allows cells to easily spread out and make connections with each other.
PliaFX is 100% bone.
