UC Los Angeles and Theseus AI partnered to commercialize an artificial intelligence tool that can help determine if patients are good candidates for spine surgery, MedCityNews reports.
What you should know:
1. The technology was developed based on research by Luke Macyszyn, MD, at UCLA, as a way to combat unnecessary surgeries.
2. Up to 40 percent of spine surgeries fail to relieve pain, a 2016 study published in the Journal of Pain Research reports. This technology works by analyzing MRI images to provide objective measurements of the spaces within the spine.
3. Theseus and UCLA reached a deal to license the technology in September.
4. Theseus has filed patents around the first version of a product it's developed with the technology. Once the patents are granted, the company will seek 510(k) approval.
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