Student-faculty team of inventors devises tools to address orthopedic challenges

Student-faculty team of inventors devises tools to address orthopedic challenges The startup Ancerix is working to commercialize much-needed instruments for surgical hardware removal. The team worked with Tech Launch Arizona to file patents and license its intellectual property. Paul Tumarkin Today Tech Launch ArizonaBusiness and LawHealthCollege of EngineeringCollege of Medicine - TucsonTech Launch Arizona Media contact(s)Paul Tumarkin Tech Launch Arizonapault@tla.arizona.edu520-626-8770A startup in the field of orthopedic surgery has emerged as a result of research and innovation at the University of Arizona, addressing specific challenges faced by surgeons in extracting hardware.Dr.Daniel Latt, associate professor in theCollege of Medicine – Tucson and theCollege of Engineering, led a multidisciplinary team of inventors that included five students.Tech Launch Arizona, the office of UArizona that commercializes innovations stemming from research, worked with the team to file patents for its two inventions and license the intellectual property to a startup –Ancerix– formed to bring the inventions to the marketplace.Ancerix-toolkit-60degree-1300px.png Ancerix ' s new toolkit box, seen in this photo illustration, contains surgical screw removal tools that help doctors address common challenges of orthopedic surgery: screw heads that are inaccessible due to bone overgrowth, screws that spin freely and have lost purchase due to infection or poor bone quality, and ...
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