T\u00fcbingen\/ Tutt\u00adlin\u00adgen \u2014 SHS Gesell\u00adschaft f\u00fcr Betei\u00adli\u00adgungs\u00adma\u00adnage\u00adment mbH from T\u00fcbin\u00adgen is parti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adting as lead inves\u00adtor in the Tutt\u00adlin\u00adgen-based specia\u00adlist for func\u00adtional spinal implants Blue Ocean Spine GmbH.<\/p>\n
For SHS and the foun\u00adder of Blue Ocean Spine, Gunt\u00admar Eisen, this is alre\u00adady the second colla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adtion \u2014 the joint company EIT Emer\u00adging Implant Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies GmbH was sold to an inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal medi\u00adcal tech\u00adno\u00adlogy group in 2018. Unlike tradi\u00adtio\u00adnal cage implants for inter\u00adver\u00adte\u00adbral spaces, Blue Ocean Spine\u2019s implants will allow surge\u00adons to elimi\u00adnate the need for addi\u00adtio\u00adnal screw fixa\u00adtion. In addi\u00adtion, they will no longer need to stock a multi\u00adtude of implant vari\u00adants in diffe\u00adrent sizes and dimen\u00adsi\u00adons. This should make proce\u00addu\u00adres more effi\u00adci\u00adent for surge\u00adons and safer for patients.<\/p>\n
Back pain is proba\u00adbly more preva\u00adlent in Western socie\u00adties than any other pain. While most back complaints are nowa\u00addays trea\u00adted conser\u00adva\u00adtively, i.e. with drugs and physio\u00adthe\u00adrapy, severe dege\u00adne\u00adra\u00adtive dise\u00ada\u00adses, which are usually accom\u00adpa\u00adnied by insta\u00adbi\u00adlity of the spine, can only be trea\u00adted with surgery.<\/p>\n
This usually invol\u00adves the use of a fusion implant to stabi\u00adlize the spine. The disc place\u00adhol\u00adder, called a cage, is implan\u00adted and fixed between the verte\u00adbrae. In most cases, addi\u00adtio\u00adnal stabi\u00adliza\u00adtion is achie\u00adved with screws and rod systems.<\/p>\n
Inno\u00adva\u00adtive, custo\u00admizable spinal implant<\/p>\n
Expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adced engi\u00adneer Gunt\u00admar Eisen is now deve\u00adlo\u00adping a port\u00adfo\u00adlio of inno\u00adva\u00adtive, func\u00adtional and adap\u00adta\u00adble cage systems with his Tutt\u00adlin\u00adgen-based company Blue Ocean Spine \u2014 some of these implants should be able to do comple\u00adtely without addi\u00adtio\u00adnal screw fixation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith Blue Ocean Spine\u2019s systems, we\u2019re deal\u00ading with next-gene\u00adra\u00adtion cage implants,\u201d said Patrick Frohn\u00adhei\u00adser, invest\u00adment mana\u00adger at SHS. \u201cInter\u00adven\u00adti\u00adons will thus be faster and safer. We are convin\u00adced that these systems will become popu\u00adlar and want to support Blue Ocean Spine with equity and our large network.\u201d<\/p>\n
Blue Ocean Spine\u2019s various implants are manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adred using the 3D prin\u00adting process. This can result in a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant cost advan\u00adtage compared to compe\u00adti\u00adtive systems. So-called expan\u00adda\u00adble cages can be adjus\u00adted inde\u00adpendently in height, width and lordo\u00adsis angle. Previously, a clinic had to stock a variety of rigid cage implants in diffe\u00adrent designs for diffe\u00adrent pati\u00adents. This is time-consum\u00ading and expen\u00adsive. The new gene\u00adra\u00adtion of Blue Ocean Spine Cages will signi\u00adfi\u00adcantly reduce these costs in the future. Other models in the Blue Ocean Spine port\u00adfo\u00adlio have inte\u00adgra\u00adted anchors that can be secu\u00adrely fixed between the pati\u00aden\u00adt\u2019s verte\u00adbrae by the surgeon in just a few steps, support\u00ading mini\u00admally inva\u00adsive access tech\u00adni\u00adques. In some cases, addi\u00adtio\u00adnal screw fittings become obsolete.<\/p>\n
Conti\u00adnua\u00adtion of a successful partnership<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWe are plea\u00adsed to have SHS as an expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adced indus\u00adtry inves\u00adtor back on board as a part\u00adner and can now work at full speed on the deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment and produc\u00adtion of our inno\u00adva\u00adtive cage implants,\u201d says company foun\u00adder Gunt\u00admar Eisen, who has been active in spine surgery for more than 25 years and has alre\u00adady foun\u00added and sold a number of inno\u00adva\u00adtive compa\u00adnies. \u201cIf all goes accor\u00adding to plan, we will apply for FDA appr\u00adoval in the U.S. as early as 2022, which is the largest market for spinal implants.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGunt\u00admar Eisen is one of the most successful German entre\u00adpre\u00adneurs in medi\u00adcal tech\u00adno\u00adlogy. We are very plea\u00adsed to conti\u00adnue our trustful coope\u00adra\u00adtion. Blue Ocean Spine is an excel\u00adlent addi\u00adtion with a lot of poten\u00adtial for our fifth fund gene\u00adra\u00adtion,\u201d says Dr. Bern\u00adhard Schirm\u00aders, Mana\u00adging Part\u00adner of SHS.<\/p>\n About SHS Gesell\u00adschaft f\u00fcr Betei\u00adli\u00adgungs\u00adma\u00adnage\u00adment mbH<\/strong><\/p>\n T\u00fcbin\u00adgen-based SHS Gesell\u00adschaft f\u00fcr Betei\u00adli\u00adgungs\u00adma\u00adnage\u00adment invests in medi\u00adcal tech\u00adno\u00adlogy and life science compa\u00adnies with a focus on expan\u00adsion finan\u00adcing, share\u00adhol\u00adder chan\u00adges and succes\u00adsion situa\u00adtions. In doing so, SHS enters into both mino\u00adrity and majo\u00adrity share\u00adhol\u00addings. As an expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adced indus\u00adtry inves\u00adtor, the company, which was foun\u00added in 1993, supports the growth of its port\u00adfo\u00adlio compa\u00adnies through a network of colla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons, for exam\u00adple in the intro\u00adduc\u00adtion of new products, regu\u00adla\u00adtory issues or entry into addi\u00adtio\u00adnal markets. The German and inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal inves\u00adtors in SHS funds include profes\u00adsio\u00adnal pension funds, pension funds, stra\u00adte\u00adgic inves\u00adtors, funds of funds, family offices, entre\u00adpre\u00adneurs and the SHS manage\u00adment team. The equity invest\u00adment of the AIFM-regis\u00adtered company is up to \u20ac 30 million, volu\u00admes excee\u00adding this can be imple\u00admen\u00adted with a network of co-inves\u00adtors. Curr\u00adently, SHS is inves\u00adt\u00ading from its fifth fund. The fund has recei\u00adved capi\u00adtal commit\u00adments of over 130 million euros.<\/p>\n