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SCOLIOSIS

not approved for sale in the US

MISSION

Develop novel technologies focusing on non-fusion scoliosis correction allowing for non-surgical dynamic adjustment of implants over time.
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ADVANTAGES OF VBT OVER FUSION

BENEFITS
Continued Skeletal Growth
Little impact on activity and appearance
Does not "burn any bridge" fusion remains an unimpacted option if this treatment modality fails
Single treatment event
Partial Motion Preservation

ADVANTAGES OF VBT OVER FUSION

BENEFITS
  • Complete non-surgical adjustment
  • Most effective in making gradual non-surgical adjustments over time
  • Prevents over-correction and can act as internal brace

OUR TEAM

Founding Team with experience in Orthopedic Implants

John Ashley
Co-Founder
CEO


Previous VP of R&D at CoAlign Innovations Previous leadership positions at Spinal Kinetics, Benvenue, Oratec and Foxhollow Technologies

Murali Kadaba Ph.D.
Co-Founder and
Chief Science Officer


Previous Chief Science Officer at CoAlign Innovations. Previous leadership positions at Vertiflex, Stryker and Howmedica

Dillon Kiwat
Co-Founder and
Senior R&D Engineer


Senior R&D engineer at University of California, San Francisco

Damien Shulock
VP Research & Development

Previous senior product development: Microsfere, ZKR Ortho, Stryker, CoAlign

Mohammed Diab, MD


Professor and Chief of Pediatric Orthopedics, UCSF

Tom Afzal


Outside Board Member, Executive Chairman Activas Orthopedics

Stephan Hochshuler, M.D

Co-founder and Chairman of the Board Texas Back Institute

Steve Hwang, MD


Neurosurgeon at Shriner's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia

Harsh Grewal, MD


Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children and attending surgeon at Shriner's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia

Neel Anand, MD


Professor of Surgery and Director of Spine Trauma at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Dennis Crandall, MD


Medical Director of the Sonoran Spine Group, Phoenix, AZ and Clinical Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine

HOW IT WORKS