DISC care™ , the Hernia Blocking System to prevent Lumbar Disc Re-Herniation

Informations projet

DISC care

N° de convention de subvention: 967831

DOI

10.3030/967831

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 22 Janvier 2021

Date de début 1 Janvier 2021

Date de fin 30 Avril 2023

Financé au titre de

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Coût total

€ 2 763 675,00

Contribution de l’UE

€ 1 934 572,50

Coordonné par

NEOS SURGERY SL
Spain

Periodic Reporting for period 2 - DISC care (DISC care™ , the Hernia Blocking System to prevent Lumbar Disc Re-Herniation)

Période du rapport: 2022-01-01 au 2023-04-30

Résumé du contexte et des objectifs généraux du projet

Lumbar disc herniation occurs when the intervertebral disc breaks and its nucleus bursts out pressing the nerves. It causes extreme back and leg pain, numbness and disability. To relieve the pain, a surgical intervention (discectomy) is usually performed, consisting of removing the herniated material. Disc herniation was the most frequent cause of spine surgery for working-age patients and in 2019. 1,3M lumbar discectomies were performed WW. Although discectomy may work in some cases, at least 51% of procedures have a high risk of re-herniation through the same disc defect, requiring a costly and complex re-operation. To avoid re-herniation, some surgeons remove a larger amount of nucleus, making it unlikely to re-herniate, but compromising the disc functionality and causing chronic back pain.

NEOS Surgery has developed the DISC care™ Hernia Blocking System, an implantable strong barrier that prevents re-herniation while allowing surgeons to remove the minimum disc tissue. After completing several years of development and pre-clinical testing, with the current project NEOS wanted to overcome the final barriers for its market launch:
- clinical trial
- complete product range
- CE-marking under the new EU MDR

Thanks to the project, the first generation of the DISC care™ Hernia Blocking System has successfully complete a 30-patient Clinical trial, proving its safety and performance.

Travail effectué depuis le début du projet jusqu’à la fin de la période considérée dans le rapport et principaux résultats atteints jusqu’à présent

The safety and performance of the DISC Care™ has been proven through the completion of a set of pre-clinical tests and the ACE Clinical Trial ( Safety and Performance of a Hernia Blocking System - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04188236?term=neos+surgery&draw=2&rank=4).

Several demonstration activities were performed to train surgeons and show the product. The clinical results have been shared with the medical committee. Through many press releases, website and linked-in publications, newsletters, attendance to congresses, etc... the project results have been disseminated and communicated.

Progrès au-delà de l’état des connaissances et impact potentiel prévu (y compris l’impact socio-économique et les conséquences sociétales plus larges du projet jusqu’à présent)

The DISC care™ will enter a “Blue Ocean” market segment (estimated at 1.500M€ at least), being the first Hernia Blocking device from a European company and the second worldwide.

The DISC careTM will contribute to reduce re-herniation direct and indirect costs associated to second surgeries, sick-leaves and back-pain. Moreover, it will impact the EU high tech industry and contribute to the creation of high-qualification jobs.

The problem

The solution, DISC careTM