Spine Wave Partners with eCential Robotics

Spine Wave and eCential Robotics entered into a long-term collaboration agreement involving development, marketing and commercialization to offer a combined optimized solution and enhance robotic spine surgery.

The partnership will involve the eCential robotics platform and Spine Wave spinal implants and instrumentation.

eCential Robotics’ evolving and open surgical platform is focused on providing optimized robotics solutions for bone surgery, in relation with intra-operative imaging solutions. The platform is a universal solution open to surgeons’ choice of implant systems, designed to expand to a wide range of surgical applications and connect to commonly used 2D/3D imaging devices. The platform aims at becoming a standard in the OR, to cover all neuro-musculo-skeletal procedures, targeting profitable shared use of the platform across hospital departments.

The Salvo Spine System from Spine Wave addresses most thoracolumbar fixation procedures with a modular screw design whereby the separate “tulip” and “shank” components of the screw can be assembled in situ after surgical decompression or on the back table prior to implantation. This versatility can enhance visibility within the surgical field even with less invasive procedures.

The novel modular tensioned head prevents the tulip from “flopping,” which facilitates rod approximation into the screws. Taken together, these features can make thoracolumbar fixation procedures easier and faster. Hospitals appreciate how Salvo Spine System’s modular design can provide a full complement of implant options with fewer cases and trays to maintain, which may reduce their operating costs.

Integrating the eCential Robotics open surgical platform with Spine Wave’s thoracolumbar fixation products, including the Salvo 5.5/6.0mm Spine System in open and MIS configurations, is an initial collaboration objective. Other leading Spine Wave products will be considered for integration as the collaboration progresses.

“Spine Wave is excited to enter the robot-assisted spine surgery market in collaboration with eCential Robotics,” said Laine Mashburn, Spine Wave’s Executive Vice President, Global Marketing & Business Development. “Combining eCential Robotics’ technologies and robotics capabilities with ours in minimally invasive spine surgery will create meaningful benefits for surgeons, hospitals and their patients, and competitive advantages and growth opportunities for both eCential Robotics and Spine Wave.”

Mrs. Laurence Chabanas, eCential Robotics Chief Strategy Officer, declared: “We are delighted to collaborate with Spine Wave, a well-established US spine market player and a leader in minimally invasive spine surgery. The collaboration will enable us to develop and market the equivalent of the smartphone for medical robots. Thanks to our “open” strategy, eCential Robotics’ approach is to collaborate and intensify our partnerships with multiple technology and implant solutions companies. As we continue to develop and augment our platform, opening the platform also means compatibility with diverse 3D imaging devices and hosting partners’ proprietary applications.” “This collaboration with Spine Wave also supports our penetration of the US market,” she added.

Source: Spine Wave