RTI Surgical® Announces Cigna’s Positive Medical Coverage Policy for Minimally Invasive SI Joint Fusion Surgery
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum RTI Surgical, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced that Cigna Corporation, a global health service company, issued a positive medical coverage policy for minimally invasive sacroiliac (SI) joint fusion under certain medically necessary criteria. This policy covers the use of all FDA-cleared implants placed across the SI […]
RTI Surgical® Announces Commercial Launch of the CervAlign® Anterior Cervical Plate System
UF startup RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced the full commercial launch of the CervAlign® Anterior Cervical Plate (ACP) System to add to the growth of its Established Therapies spine portfolio. The CervAlign ACP System is designed to promote cervical fusion by providing temporary resistance to flexion, extension, lateral bending and […]
RTI Surgical® Announces First Spine Surgery Using the HPS™ 2.0 Hybrid Performance System
UF startup RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced the first surgery using the HPS™ 2.0 Hybrid Performance System, a modular pedicle screw system used for mono- and multi-segmental rigid, hybrid or dynamic posterior stabilization of the thoracolumbar spine. Dr. William Sears, a neurosurgeon and Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of […]
RTI Surgical® Wins 2019 MedTech Breakthrough Award
UF startup RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a global surgical implant company that graduated from UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech, has announced MedTech Breakthrough has selected TETRAfuse® 3D Technology as the “Best New Technology Solution – Orthopedics” in their 2019 Awards Program. MedTech Breakthrough is an independent organization recognizing the top companies and solutions in […]
RTI Surgical Wins 2019 MedTech Breakthrough Award for TETRAfuse 3D Technology
UF startup RTI Surgical announced MedTech Breakthrough has selected TETRAfuse 3D technology as the “Best New Technology Solution – Orthopedics” in their 2019 Awards Program. MedTech Breakthrough is an independent organization recognizing the top companies and solutions in the global health and medical technology market. This year’s program attracted more than 3,500 nominations from over […]
RTI Surgical Reaches 5,000 Implant Milestone for Fortilink Interbody Fusion Systems With TETRAfuse 3D Technology
UF startup RTI Surgical announced a milestone of 5,000 implants of Fortilink-C, -TS and -L interbody fusion (IBF) systems with TETRAfuse 3D technology in the USA. “In my over 500 implantations, I have been extremely satisfied with the Fortilink-TS and -C IBF devices”, said Mario Brkaric, co-founder of the Indiana Spine Center (Lafayette, USA). “I […]
RTI Surgical Manager Moderates Panel of Women Entrepreneurs in Marquette, Michigan
Four prominent Michigan businesswomen came together at Barrel + Beam in Marquette Township for a Women in Entrepreneurship panel discussion held by Innovate Marquette SmartZone. Ruth Solinski, human resources manager at RTI Surgical, moderated the panel, which consisted of: Marina Dupler of Barrel + Beam, Shailah Bunce of Rock River Farm, Jen Ray of Donckers […]
Zimmer Biomet and RTI Surgical® Partner with AAID Foundation to Expand Access to Dental Care for Veterans
Zimmer Biomet and UF startup RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc. announced they are donating a supply of dental implants and wound care products to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry Foundation (AAIDF) for an initiative benefitting veterans of the United States Armed Forces. The AAIDF is the charitable arm of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, […]
RTI Surgical Enrolls First Patient to Evaluate Fortilink 3D Printed Spinal Implants
RTI Surgical, a UF startup and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum, has enrolled its first Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) patient for clinical evaluation of its Fortilink Interbody Fusion (IBF) 3D printed implants. The Fortilink IBF devices are made using the company’s TETRAfuse 3D Technology which integrates 3D printed nano-rough surfaces for enhanced protein […]
RTI Surgical Enrolls First Patient in FORTE Clinical Study of Fortilink® Interbody Fusion Device with TETRAfuse® 3D Technology
UF startup RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced it enrolled the first patient in its Clinical Evaluation of Fortilink® Interbody Fusion Device with TETRAfuse® 3D Technology in Subjects with Degenerative Disc Disease (FORTE) study. RTI Surgical graduated from UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech. FORTE is a prospective, multicenter post-market evaluation of the […]