SpineGuard Announces Its Full-Year 2021 Financial Results and Its First Quarter 2022 Sales - Seite 3

The European collaboration project Faros (Functional Accurate RObotic Surgery) continued, with tangible results expected in 2022, which will reinforce the value proposition of the DSG technology and bring differentiation to orthopedic robots.

Robotic DSG application to a smart drill:

The company started in 2021 the development of a universal solution called "SUD" (Smart Universal Drill), aiming at enhancing orthopedic power drills currently used in hospitals. This device integrating the fruits of the robotic DSG program will allow for the detection of an impending bone breach to automatically stop the drilling thus preventing neurologic or vascular complications. It will be universal in the field of orthopedic surgery, in spine and beyond, because it will adapt to any drill in the market and to any surgical technique used by the surgeon: manual, navigated, or guided by a robotic arm.

Connectivity and signal visualization:

The new generation of PediGuard “DSG Connect” products includes a Bluetooth-like transmitter as well as data visualization and processing software on a dedicated tablet. This new platform aims to facilitate the interpretation of the DSG signal by surgeons and to allow them to record data for follow-up and research purposes for the measurement of bone quality. Over a hundred surgeries were performed as part of the pre-launch in Europe, the United States and Brazil despite the constraints of the pandemic. The extremely encouraging feedback from the first users should allow a full commercial launch during the NASS (North American Spine Society) and the Eurospine in October of this year.

Bone Quality Measurement (BQM):

In 2021, Sorbonne University finalized the collection of DSG data from the surgeries performed at the Trousseau Hospital of Paris to feed the algorithms of our robotics program and measure bone quality.

Dental implantology – worldwide license and collaboration with ConfiDent ABC, a subsidiary of Adin Group:

The partnership with ConfiDent ABC (Adin Group) within the framework of the exclusive worldwide license agreement for DSG technology for dental implantology continues with the objective to launch a disruptive product in this field.

Strengthening of intellectual property:

In 2021, the Company consolidated and extended its international patent portfolio with the following highlights:

• Obtention of the "Real Time" patent in Japan and the United States after the 2020 granting in China. These patents extend the protection of DSG technology until 2035 in geographies representing major markets in the sector,
• Multiple applications were filed in the field of robotics and dental,
• A total of 80 patents and applications, in 17 families as of today.

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