BOCA RATON, FL & CHARLESTON, SC — April 22, 2026
Spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease affect more than 100 million people worldwide and drive an estimated 600,000 surgical procedures every year in the United States alone. Today, Amplio Spine, LLC, a newly formed, founder-funded spine technology company headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire the KeyLift Expandable Interlaminar Stabilization System family – comprising KeyLiftXS™ and KeyLiftXL™, four sizes each for eight SKUs total – and related assets from FloSpine, LLC, also of Boca Raton.
In an exclusive interview with OTW, Lambert framed the market opportunity this way:
“The spine market is very hourglass-shaped. You have tons of decompression devices on one end, tons of fusion hardware on the other, and a very thin middle for motion-preserving stabilization. That middle is where KeyLift lives — and the middle is where modern spine care is heading.”
KeyLift received FDA 510(k) clearance in late 2023 (K232484), with the first surgical implantation in May 2024, and has generated seven-figure gross sales to date – without a dedicated sales or marketing engine behind it. Amplio Spine is entirely founder-funded to date, with no outside capital, reflecting the founders’ direct conviction in the platform. Upon closing, Amplio Spine will fully commercialize the platform nationally as the only U.S. company offering an expandable, patent-protected interlaminar stabilization device with both XS and XL sizing. The asset purchase is expected to close in Q2 2026, subject to customary due diligence and closing conditions.
Surgeons, distributors, and media can learn more, request product information, or schedule interviews with the leadership team at www.ampliospine.com or by contacting hello@ampliospine.com.
A Category of One
Leading the company is Josh Lambert, CEO and Co-Founder – a 25+ year healthcare commercial leader with a track record of commercial product launches.
“This is not a me-too device, and this is not an incremental play,” said Josh Lambert, CEO and Co-Founder of Amplio Spine. “KeyLift™ is the only FDA-cleared expandable interlaminar stabilization system in the United States offering both XS and XL sizing — two platforms, eight sizes, one reproducible surgical technique. No other company in America can make that claim. We are acquiring a de-risked asset — clearance, IP, inventory, and real-world surgical adoption already in place, used by orthopedic and neurosurgical spine surgeons, with adoption also expanding among interventional pain physicians — and we are pairing it with a commercial engine that has been missing from day one. Spine companies should take notice.”
Built on Legacy. Led by Operators.
The KeyLift™ family was designed by the late Peter Harris, a 25+ year spine industry veteran with senior engineering and leadership roles at U.S. Spine, Biomet, Amedica, and K2M (acquired by Stryker for $1.4 billion in 2018). His design pedigree is stitched into every element of the platform. Mr. Harris passed away in 2025, leaving behind a technology family purpose-built to solve one of the most common problems in spine surgery.
Ken Barra, Amplio’s Vice President of Clinical and Sr. Engineer, has logged significant OR time with KeyLift, describing the mechanism as fundamentally different from anything else in the interlaminar space.
The implant goes in at the right size for the anatomy, then expands — lifting against the lamina, the most structurally robust bone available at that level. That placement drives two to three millimeters of decompression in the lateral foramen, compared to the one millimeter typically associated with indirect interbody decompression. But it is the downstream conversation that Barra finds equally significant. Because the construct is less rigid than pedicle screw fixation, the adjacent level disease considerations that have followed traditional fusion for decades are simply not showing up the same way. “That conversation,” he said, “has really gotten a foothold.”
Joining the executive team as Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder is Ryan Dickinson, former Vice President of Sales at Amendia (now Spinal Elements) and a seasoned medical device operator with a career built on scaling commercial organizations across ortho and spine.
“This is the kind of platform you build a company around,” said Ryan Dickinson, COO and Co-Founder of Amplio Spine. “KeyLift is clinically differentiated, IP-protected, and already adopted by surgeons – we are stepping in with the operational rigor, the supply chain discipline, and the infrastructure to let this technology reach every patient who needs it. Our job is to make sure the product, the training, and the customer experience are flawless every single time.”
Rounding out the founding executive team as Chief Revenue Officer and Co-Founder is Blake Boesel, a 15+ year orthospine veteran who began his career in 2009 at DePuy Synthes, the orthopedic company of Johnson & Johnson. Blake has built and scaled high-performing commercial platforms in competitive, surgeon-driven markets, with expertise spanning distributor network development, surgeon engagement, and aligning clinical value with economic outcomes – the levers that accelerate market penetration for novel spine technologies.
“KeyLift™ sells itself inside the OR – the surgeons who have used it already know,” said Blake Boesel, CRO and Co-Founder of Amplio Spine. “What it has been missing is a real commercial engine. We are about to put one behind it and give this platform the national footprint it has always deserved.”
Transaction Structure
- Structure: Asset purchase – Amplio Spine, LLC will acquire the KeyLiftXS and KeyLiftXL platforms (four sizes each, eight SKUs total), associated IP and patents, FDA 510(k) clearance (K232484), inventory, tooling, customer and distributor relationships, and all related intangible assets.
- Headquarters: Boca Raton, Florida
- Leadership: Josh Lambert, CEO and Co-Founder; Ryan Dickinson, COO and Co-Founder; Blake Boesel, CRO and Co-Founder
- Expected closing: Q2 2026
- Financial terms: Not disclosed
About Amplio Spine, LLC
Amplio Spine, LLC, headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, is a spine technology company founded to commercialize differentiated, patent-protected surgical solutions for patients suffering from spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease. The company is led by operators with decades of combined spine expertise and 50+ years in healthcare.
About FloSpine, LLC
FloSpine, LLC is a Boca Raton, Florida-based medical device company founded in 2011 by the late Peter Harris. FloSpine developed the KeyLift Expandable Interlaminar Stabilization System family – KeyLiftXS and KeyLiftXL, four sizes each – and secured FDA 510(k) clearance (K232484) in late 2023.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding a proposed transaction that has not yet closed and the future commercialization of the KeyLift family. The Letter of Intent is non-binding and remains subject to due diligence, negotiation and execution of definitive agreements, regulatory considerations, and customary closing conditions. There can be no assurance that the transaction will close on the terms described, on the timeline anticipated, or at all. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, including competitive, clinical, reimbursement, supply chain, and regulatory risks, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Amplio Spine, LLC undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement except as may be required by law.
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