EZ Orthopedics
Status
Founded as a Meytav Incubator Portfolio Company in October 2007.
Headquartered in the north of Israel with additional offices in Herzliyya, Israel.
Developer of innovative, minimally invasive orthopedic fasteners Sector and Field of Activity
Minimally Invasive Surgical Orthopedic Fasteners
Soft Tissue Repair, initially for Sports Medicine. Potential future applications for
Small Joints, Spinal Stabilization, and Prosthetic Support Underlying Science and Technology
EZ Orthopedics is developing expanding orthopedic fasteners that are eas to apply and are likely to foster a better support during the healing process, due to their innovative design. The EZ Orthopedic "EZ KneeSpan™" fastener for Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction fastens ligament grafts to bone with advantages over existing ACL fasteners, including: · Simplified and Fast Graft Preparation · Preservation of Graft Integrity · Simplified Instrumentation · Similar Technique for Securing the Upper and Lower Graft Ends · Offering end-product anatomy more similar to the original (natural) version than most other solutions.
Management
Jonathan Goldstein, VP Marketing and Business Development. Dr. Yosef Freedland - Founder and CTO. Jaffar Hleihil, Senior Engineer External Advisory Board
Dr. Gershon Chaimski, Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital, Senior Surgeon. Oded Elish, Engineering Consultant Board of Directors
Ido Agmon, CEO, Meytav Technology Incubator (Chair) Dr. Yoseph Freedland, Founder Hersh Cooper
Guy Levy, Business Executive at Genzyme, ex Depuy Mitek. Intellectual Property Status
EZO has rights to two US granted patents and three provisional patents, with a broad base of patent applications which cover the technology as well as products for multiple clinical applications. Collaboration and Investment Opportunities EZ Orthopedics is seeking: · Investments Accelerating Product Development. · Strategic Partnerships for Rapid Market Penetration.
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