Blue Ocean Spine

Jan 19, 2021

LaingBuisson News By German healthcare investor SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement has taken a stake in Blue Ocean Spine, a developer for 3D-printed spinal implants. In contrast to conventional cage implants for use in the intervertebral spaces, implants by Blue Ocean Spine will permit surgeons to eliminate additional screw connections. Surgeons will also be freed from the need to maintain an inventory of a large number of implant variations in different sizes and dimensions. This will make operations more efficient for surgeons and safer for patients. “Blue Ocean Spine systems are next-generation cage implants,” said Patrick Frohnheiser, investment manager at SHS. “They make interventions quicker and safer. We are convinced that these systems will prevail, and we intend to assist Blue Ocean Spine with equity and our broad network.” Blue Ocean Spine implants are manufactured using 3D printing which results in cost savings over competitor systems. Its expandable cages are independently adjustable in terms of height, width and lumbar angle. Other models from the Blue Ocean Spine portfolio feature integrated anchors that a surgeon can securely fix between a patient’s vertebrae. This favours minimally invasive access techniques and, in some cases, additional screw connections are rendered obsolete altogether. TAGS