SI-BONE was founded in April, 2008 as a spin out when Wright Medical bought INBONE Technologies. INBONE was founded by Dr. Mark Reiley, the inventor of kyphoplasty, the vertebral fracture treatment, and INBONE, the ENDO-FUSETM Intra-Osseos Fusion System.
SI-BONE provides a less invasive alternative to traditional SI Joint fusion surgery. The iFuse Implant SystemTM uses the same titanium implant technology that has been used in the ENDO-FUSETM System in over 1,000 patient cases. The company is managed by an experienced team of executives from Kyphon, Medtronic, INBONE, Saint Francis and several start up orthopedic and spine companies.
According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (a division of NIH), "Americans spend at least $50 billion each year on low back pain." Low back pain is the most common cause of job-related disability and a leading contributor to missed work. Several leading orthopedic publications over the last few years have stated that anywhere from 15-25% of all lowback pain is SI-Joint in origin. According to a study by Bernard and Kirkaldy-Willis, over twenty two percent (22%) of individuals who presented with lower back pain actually had SI Joint pain. A wealth of published clinical literature indicates that SI Joint pain freguently mimics discogenic or radicular low back pain, resulting in many patients receiving lumbar fusion instead of SI Joint fusion.
SI-BONE is focused on helping patients in one of the most under-served, under-diagnosed, and under-treated areas in orthopedics, the SI Joint. The iFuse Implant SystemTM is an implant that can be used to fix/fuse the SI Joint using an incision of less than 1.5 inches.
