SpineGuard, an innovative company that designs, develops, and markets disposable medical devices designed to make spine surgery safer, has received the CE marking for its DSG threaded drill. DSG threaded drill has been used in in its first surgery, a thoraco-lumbar scoliosis correction, in Lille’s Centre Hospitalier Universitaire by Drs Assaker, Chopin and Allaoui.

“As a long-standing user of PediGuard probes, I find that this smart threaded drill is a useful technical improvement. It allows to prepare the entry point, redirect the trajectory when needed and remain in cancellous bone,” said Richard Assaker, MD, professor of neurosurgery at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, France.

“If appropriate, we can also cross the cortical wall with a very high level of precision.”

Stéphane Bette, CTO and co-founder of SpineGuard, concluded, “This novel application of our DSG technology is the fruit of a close collaboration between our R&D team and our expert consulting surgeons. In line with healthcare systems expectations, SpineGuard continues to bring to market disruptive products designed to enhance the safety and efficiency of surgical procedures.”

SpineGuard will participate at the Large & Midcap Event 2015 on October 7 and 8 in Paris. SpineGuard will participate at Actionaria on November 20 and 21 in Paris.