BioTras, a Dallas-based biomedical company, received a U.S. patent for its AsTris 1.0 spine stimulator.
Here are five quick facts:
1. AsTris 1.0 is a medical training stimulator for interventional pain management.
2. The spine stimulator allows providers to analyze needle movement toward the spine.
3. Composed of a fusable thermo plastic material, AsTris 1.0 feels like human tissue.
4. The company plans to develop future generations of AsTris 1.0 for neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery training.
5. Pain management physicians Brandon Knutson, DC, and John East, DO, own BioTras. Dr. East has performed more than 20,000 spinal injections.