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New smart spine implants could be used in surgeries to lessen the pain and enhance bone growth. This would be made possible by Intelligent Implants after raising a million-dollar fund.
Spinal surgery is not for the faint of heart at the best of times, but Intelligent Implants raised €7.5 million ($8.7 million) to make spinal surgery less of a pain in the backside. The company’s smart implants’ first application is in spinal fusion surgery — where two or more vertebrae are permanently connected to improve […]
Intelligent Implants Ltd. has announced FDA breakthrough device designation for its SmartFuse orthopedic implant technology, according to a press release.The SmartFuse platform is designed to remotely stimulate, control and monitor bone growth for real-time clinical decision-making. The product will be indicated for first-use patients who undergo lumbar spinal fusions, according to the release.