Vending Machine Keeps Spinal Implants at the Ready

Jason Haider set out a few years ago to streamline healthcare when his company, Xenco Medical, packaged surgical instruments and spinal implants together according to size and procedure in sterile, single-use systems. He later introduced a smartphone app for surgeons to use to order kits for upcoming procedures. Now he’s taken the next step by launching an interactive vending machine for dispensing those sterile-packaged systems. “It’s been important to not only develop new implant systems but to construct a new framework for delivery,” Haider told MD+DI. “I wanted to develop an automated dispensing solution around our sterile systems from the beginning but waited until we had several years’ worth of feedback from both surgeons and hospital administrators from around the country. My concept of a surgical vending machine itself was born by observing novel applications of automation over time, with automated vending kiosks in airports serving as an early example. Through an iterative process, Xenco Medical’s interactive vending machine reflects a multitude of inputs from across the country, which ranged from a need for secure access and traceability to on-demand training for hospital staff.” Equipped with WiFi and a touchscreen, the machine uses an advanced elevator-based system to retrieve each sterile-packaged system. Each machine can...
Source: MDDI - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tags: Orthopedics Source Type: news