Shadowing Practice: Awards submission: DuraShield from SurGenTec - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Hey, it's TJ Halverson with Orthopedics This Week.
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I'm talking to Travis Greenhall, the CEO of SurgenTech, to talk about a new technology they have in the OTW Technology Awards this year.
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Travis, thanks for joining us again.
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Why don't you tell us more about DuraShield?
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TJ, thanks for having me.
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And I appreciate you guys and what you're doing over there.
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DuraShield is focused on preventing dural tears.
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We all know it's a major risk, a major complication during a T-lift procedure.
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Every surgeon has had it.
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It's always a nightmare to deal with.
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Right now, there's ways to fix a Dural tear, but not prevent it.
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So that's what DuraShield is focused on.
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It employs a device that allows you to tag the annulus with a silicone ribbon.
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That silicone ribbon acts as a retractor and a guard, kind of like a bumper.
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As opposed to have your first assist or your PA hold back with a Nurgert retractor, the Dura, the entire time, this allows you to go down and tag the annulus,
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hold the Dura back.
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And then you can also do the same on the contralateral side with the peripheral nerve root.
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So it allows you to create a larger corridor to pass your instruments, provide adequate carpentry and pass larger implants, which is every surgeon's goal, right?
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So we focused on that.
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It's been years in the making.
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The device has a depth stop.
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It's fully disposable kit and it's safe, right?
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That's our goal is to try to make things safe.
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Every surgeon's had a dural tear, had to deal with the consequences of a dural tear.
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Sometimes these things are longstanding as well too.
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So if we could prevent a large percentage of those from happening, that would be phenomenal.
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It's a great product
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and hopefully you get it to market soon what do you
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think the timeline is for getting it to market it's actually really close
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so we have all the ip is filed we've received patents
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and it's in with fda currently we are hoping for early fall
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so it's on track and things are going well
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but we're being optimistic it will be out early exciting exciting
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well travis thanks again for joining us sharing more about durashield
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sergentek just continues to i mean how many years in a
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row have you guys been part of the tech awards innovation
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year after year after year it's really exciting can't wait to
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see durashield out in the market helping prevent dural tears
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and again thanks for joining the otw technology awards
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and we'll see the winners next month thanks travis dj we're uh we're happy to uh to participate
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and look forward to uh hopefully prevailing with a win thanks for your time
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