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Need Statement, Need Statement - Coggle Diagram
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Need Statement
Incremental
Biological
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- Adaptation of kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty
Mechanical
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- Improved imaging modalities preoperatively
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Hardware
- Wearables collecting massive data on movement and pain
- Wearables collecting data on range of motion
- Wearables collecting data on support muscle activity
- Analytic wearable tech to track degeneration to customize PT plan
PT
- Targeted PT plan to monitor and prevent ASD
- Proactive spinal manipulation/chiropractic techniques
Moderate
Mechanical
Spine Surgery Implants
Rods
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- Remove vertebrae and have a gap --> rod replacement
Replace disks adjacent to fused segment with flexible rods (maintaining flexibility while avoiding friction and pain)
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- Artificial Disks - Cushion for artificial disks
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Biological
- Artificial disks - Artificial biomaterial with fiber cartilage
- Artificial Disks - Cushion for artificial disks
- Injectable protective material around IVDs (preventative or postoperative)
Hardware
- Artificial Disks - Mesh that protects adjacent
- Artificial Disks - Cage or encapsulment that protects it
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Over the Horizon
Mechanical
- "Secondary Spine" - Implant that suspend vertebrae
- Externally controlled rods
Software
3d model of spine is created in order to run through stress tests under various simulations to understand whether or not complications will arise - speed up the process via a simulated environment, dynamically.
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Biological
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Cellular engineering
Stem cells
- Optimize the enzymes secreted by the cells
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- Artificial Disks - Biofilm that protects adjacent disc from degeneration
Pharmaceutical
- Medication that decrease degeneration
Nanotech
Nanotechnology engineered mechanoreceptors providing analytics on disc movement, pressure, and pain
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