Spineway and Tsunami Medical have announced a partnership to sell twin peaks interbody cages made with three-dimensional (3D) printers.
Spineway and Tsunami Medical Announce Partnership
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Based in Italy, Tsunami Medical SrL is an innovator in spinal technology, that provides 3D printed solutions for spine surgery and diagnostic invasive procedures.
France based Spineway “designs, produces, and markets innovative implant lines and ancillary surgical equipment” used to treat spinal pathologies. With this partnership, Spineway will “market a line of implants made of laser-sintered titanium using 3D printers.”
OTW spoke with Tsunami Medical Chief Commercial Officer Peter Witke about the new partnership. Witke, a veteran in the international spine market, told OTW, “We are most excited about Spineway clearly recognizing Tsunami Medical as one of the pioneers and, after years of further development and experience, now one of the leaders in using 3D printing technology for the production of innovative and differentiating spinal surgical solutions.”
Witke continued, “Also given Tsunami Medical’s proven experience in product design we feel confident about contributing in a meaningful way to Spineway’s future growth!”
The twin peaks products include the following interbody fusion cages: twin peaks PLIF, twin peaks OLIF, and twin peaks TLIF. Each system is “an internal spinal fixation system intended to provide stabilization of the spine while biologic fusion occurs.”
Tsunami Medical CEO Stefano Caselli emphasized the unique benefits of the interbody cages. Caselli commented in part, “Particularly innovative, the new devices marketed by Spineway stand out from existing solutions because their cavity grids participates in the bone growth and fusion sought by surgeons. Moreover, it provides for easy viewing during medical imaging.”
In the future, surgeons should look forward to additional products arising from this partnership. Spineway Chairman and CEO Stéphane Le Roux commented, “We are working on several projects with Tsunami Medical and plan to launch several surgical devices in the short and medium term in order to meet the needs of surgeons in terms of the performance and efficiency of the surgical procedure.”
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Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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