Arbutus Medical | Lawrence Buchan

Arbutus Medical | Lawrence Buchan

From Hardware Stores to Level 1 Trauma Centers: The Arbutus Medical Story with Lawrence Buchan. What began as an initiative to adapt DeWalt power drills for humanitarian surgical care in Uganda has evolved into a massive efficiency solution for major US hospitals. In this episode, Mike D and Chris sit down with Lawrence Buchan, CEO of Arbutus Medical. Lawrence shares his journey from developing a sterilizable drill cover used in 40 countries to tackling the "scavenger hunt" workflow problem in civilian emergency departments. By streamlining bedside procedures like skeletal traction and fingertip amputations, Arbutus Medical is giving hospitals back their most valuable assets: time and OR resources. Click to learn more about Arbutus Medical [https://arbutusmedical.com/] or follow them on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/arbutus-medical/posts/?feedView=all]

Vitabone Medical | Vaida Glatt PhD

The Biomimetic Hematoma may be the key to bone repair hiding in plain sight. For decades, the orthopedic industry has focused on mechanical fixation and synthetic scaffolds that physically resemble bone to treat fractures. But what if we've been approaching the biological healing process entirely backward? In this episode of the MedTech Jam Session, Chris and Mike D sit down with Dr. Vaida Glatt, a tenured professor at UT Health San Antonio and the founder of Vitabone Medical. Dr. Glatt bridges the gap between the lab bench and the operating room, sharing her fascinating research showing that the fate of bone healing may be decided within the first three days of injury.

Tetrous | Bradley Patt & Andrew Carter

Is the standard of care for rotator cuff repair leaving patients with weak scar tissue? In this episode of the MedTech Jam Session, Mike D sits down with Brad Pratt (CEO) and Andy Carter (CTO), the co-founders of Tetrous. Brad and Andy share their extensive histories in the orthopedic space and dive deep into how Tetrous is moving beyond traditional tendon repair to actively regenerate the enthesis—the critical bone-to-tendon interface. Tetrous® has flipped the script by developing methods to enhance healing at the tendon-to-bone interface The enthesis is where failures often occur in sports medicine repairs. Tendon reattachment to the bone is a crucial clinical need, especially in larger tears, since failure rates increase linearly with tear size. In this episode, we cover: • The Science of DBF: Why demineralized bone fibers outperform DBM powder and brittle milled fibers. • Clinical Outcomes: Early data showing surgeon retear rates dropping from 20% to 4%, and 85% of patients returning to work/sports at 6 months. • Capital Efficiency: How Tetrous accelerated growth (4.5x last year) by leveraging partnerships with Australian Biotechnologies and outsourcing their back office to Intech. To learn more about Tetrous, visit: Tetrous.com [https://tetrous.com/]

Capitan Orthopedics | Dr. Sean Churchill & Chance Leonard

What do you offer a 45-year-old patient with an irreparable rotator cuff tear who just wants to throw a baseball with their kid? Dr. Sean Churchill and CEO Chance Leonard jam with Chris and Mike D as they discuss the Super Spacer, a revolutionary, bone-conserving implant for this struggling patient population. With retear rates hitting 30-40% within two years following rotator cuff surgery, the current options are bleak. Capitan Orthopedics is filling the gap in rotator cuff repair treatment. By restoring more normal shoulder biomechanics, patients with Super Spacer will have less pain and higher levels of function, and most importantly, they be able to throw batting practice with the kids! To learn more about Super Spacer, visit capitanortho.com [https://capitanortho.com/]

Mohammad Abedin | Robossis

Ortho Robots are everywhere…except in Trauma. That’s about to change! What MAKO did for knee arthroplasty, Mohammad Abedin and the team at Robossis are doing for long bone fractures. In this episode, Mike and Chris are joined by Professor Mohammad Abedin-Nasab, Founder and CEO of Robossis, to discuss why he is building the world's first robot designed specifically for orthopedic trauma. Mohammad explains the engineering breakthrough behind his unique 3-arm parallel robot that will assist surgeons in achieving a perfect reduction and maintain that reduction while placing the fixation and ensure an anatomical alignment. Going to LSI this month? Come by the Robossis booth and see the system in action. To learn more about Robossis, visit them on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/robossis/]