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London startup raises bar on spinal implants
London-based startup A-Line Orthopaedics has developed a new spinal implant that could revolutionize an invasive treatment for upper cervical spine fractures, thanks to support from two Western University programs.
Backing from the Bone & Joint Institute’s Catalyst Grants Program and the MSK Innovation Competition led to Tim Lasswell, now president of A-Line Orthopaedics, and Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Parham Rasoulinejad, commercializing their revolutionary product with an international medical device company.
Upper cervical spine fractures are the number one spinal injury in people over the age of 70, and only a small percentage of these patients qualify for surgical intervention because of the risks associated with the standard treatment, upper cervical spine fusion.