LimiFlex has developed the Dynamic Sagittal Tether™, a minimally invasive stabilization device designed for patients with grade I degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis. This system preserves natural spinal motion while providing necessary stability post-decompression, offering a viable alternative to traditional spinal fusion, which is often invasive and carries significant risks.
Funding
$10M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Patients with grade I degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis often undergo spinal fusion after surgical decompression, a procedure that, while providing stability, is highly invasive, expensive, and carries a significant risk of complications and re-operations. Current solutions may lead to adjacent level breakdown, where the discs above the fused levels collapse due to increased stress and motion.
Solution
LimiFlex offers the Dynamic Sagittal Tether™, a minimally invasive stabilization device designed as an alternative to spinal fusion for patients with grade I lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis. The LimiFlex system restores natural segmental motion and stability after lumbar decompression by augmenting the posterior tension band. This creates elastic resistance to flexion and maintains lordosis, providing necessary stabilization while preserving normal spinal motion. The device is designed to act as a ligament, augmenting the natural anatomy after decompression and engaging only when a patient bends forward to avoid excess force on the spinous processes.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes surgeons specializing in spinal procedures and patients with grade I lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis seeking a less invasive alternative to spinal fusion.
Features
- Minimally invasive surgical procedure
- Preserves natural spinal motion
- Augments the posterior tension band
- Provides elastic resistance to flexion
- Maintains lordosis
- Screwless design to reduce procedural morbidity
- Compatible with current decompression techniques