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Startup I am watching – Auctus Surgical
Auctus Surgical is trying to create a better surgical treatment for pediatric scoliosis that does not lead to...
Sacred Cows in Orthopedics
A “Sacred Cow” is a firmly held belief that is rarely questioned and is exempt from criticism or opposition in an...
Startup I am watching – Lento Medical Innovation
Lento is more of a concept than a company right now, but if they are right, they could change total knee designs...
Your company may not be in the software business, but eventually, a software company will be in your business.
A wake-up call for my orthopedic peers. Dear CEO, This year, software is infiltrating orthopedics at an alarming rate....
Imagine this. On a dark, cold morning in February 2023, the Cleveland Clinic Orthopedic staff receives a worrying...
The Bespoke movement in Orthopedics
Bespoke is a funny word that originated centuries ago to describe tailored clothing. Today bespoke means custom made...
15 Orthopedic Trends observed by Tiger
I am currently observing 15 trends that I would like to share with you. 1. Hardware --> Software This year,...
Startup that I am watching – NovApproach Spine
NoApproach has created a new surgical approach to lumbar fusion - through the belly button. It makes so much sense. ...
Startup I am watching – Auctus Surgical
Auctus Surgical, Inc. ("Auctus") was founded with the mission to develop novel technologies focusing on pediatric...
Startup I like & why – Intrinsic Therapeutics
Intrinsic Therapeutics is a one-product PMA IDE company. High risk, high reward. They have invented and clinically...
Startup I like & why – Active Implants
I know alot about Active Implants and NuSurface because I was fortunate to work as the VP R&D when we took the...
Startup I am watching – Canary Medical
What if an implant could talk? What would it say? What would the healthcare systems or the patient want to know?...
Startup I like & why – Tissue Differentiation intelligence (TDi)
TDi™ is bringing real-time soft tissue imaging for spine surgery. TDi™ specializes in real-time surgical ultrasound...
General Trends that Tiger is following
How to tell if a startup will be successful.
People ask me this question all the time. A reasonable question, but not easy to answer because every startup is...
Startup I like & why – Carevature Medical
The untold story of Carevature Medical... Carevature Medical is an Israeli startup that's changing the game in spinal...
Startup I like & why – DiFusion Technologies
DiFusion has a game-changing polymer material with endless applications in orthopedics, spine and other implant...
Disruptive Trend in Orthopedics – Think BRIC
The big five Orthopedic device companies (Stryker, J&J/DePuy/Synthes, Zimmer/Biomet, Smith & Nephew...