The judges were selected based on their clinical experience and independence, and none were affiliated with the winning technologies, according to the release. The spine technologies were judged on their likelihood to advance the care of back patients in a cost-effective manner.
The 2009 Spine Technology Award winners are:
Biomaterials
- Covidien BioSurgery, DuraSeal Spine Sealant
- Invibio Ltd., PEEK-OPTIMA Polymers
- WW Technology, Bonewelding for Spine
Cervical care
- Aspen Medical, Symmetrically Adjustable Cervical Collar
- Pioneer Surgical, nanOSS Cervical
- Pioneer Surgical, NuNec Artificial Cervical Disc
Diagnostics and imaging
- L.I.T. Surgical, ONE HEADLIT
- Nemaris, Surgimap-Spine
- Ortho Kinematics, Kinegraph VMA
Lumbar care
- Alphatec Spine, OsseoScrew Expandable Screw
- Ouroboros Medical, Ouroboros Spinal System
- Spine 21, Bionic Spacer
Minimally invasive care
- Alphatec Spine, GLIF – Guided Lateral Interbody Fusion
- K2M, Inc., SERENGETI Minimally Invasive Retractor System
- NuVasive, Inc., XLIF (eXtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion)
Motion preservation
- Facet Solutions, Inc., ACADIA
- Spinal Kinetics, Inc., M6 Artificial Disc (Cervical & Lumbar)
- NuVasive, Inc., PCM-V
- Paradigm Spine, DSS Spine Stabilization System
- Applied Spine Technologies, STABILIMAX
Pain management
- Alpha Orthopaedics, Inc., ReleF Technology
- Vexim, SpineJack
Regenerative technologies
- Advanced Biologics, OsteoAMP
- Aston-Oxford-Keele Universities, Intervertebral Disc Biomaterial
- Bacterin International, Inc., OsteoSponge Demineralized Bone Matrix
President’s Award
- CrossCurrent, Inc., INCISIVE MD
Read the release about the 2009 Spine Technology Award winners.
