OrthoKinematics Reports Technology Use Milestone

Ortho Kinematics Inc., a privately held healthcare diagnostic company focused on spine imaging informatics, has reached a milestone.

The company reports that more than 1,000 patients with its Vertebral Motion Analysis (VMA) system, which was commercially launched on a limited scale in late last year.

The VMA test is an automated, standardized alternative to the current test for assessing spinal instability—which, accroding the folks at Ortho Kinematics, dates back to the 1940s.

Spinal instability is a condition that can cause severe back and neck pain, and is the leading cause and most common primary diagnosis driving the more than 500,000 spine fusion surgeries performed in the United States each year. According to the company, VMA has been shown in clinical studies and in commercial patients to detect instability that may be missed by current testing standards. For patients suffering from pain and their surgeons, this can be extremely useful information.

“Spine surgeons are talking with their actions and prescribing the VMA,” said Paul Gunnoe, CEO of Ortho Kinematics. “They recognize the value of the diagnostic insights they receive from the VMA. We are thrilled and humbled by this success, and are focused on rolling out the VMA as quickly as possible to ensure all patients and surgeons have access to this revolutionary technology,” .