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Synoste

Synoste has developed an implantable medical device for limb lengthening. Bio-compatible shape memory alloys combined with wireless energy transfer of the homecare device are used to achieve the bone lengthening desired by the patient and the surgeon.
3D printed implants for bone regeneration / Photo: Valeria Azovskaya

Status:

Startup company

SDGs:

Good health and well-being

Industry:

Life science and medical

Impact:

Quality of life

Origin:

-

School:

School of Science

Established:

2012

Synoste was acquired by Globus Medical.

Limb-lengthening implant developer Synoste raises several million in funding

The Aalto University spin-out company will use the funds to commercialise its painless limb-lengthening method.

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Synoste uses an implantable and telescopic lengthening nail that utilize smart materials and are inserted into the intramedullary canal of the bone.

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