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Meduloc President and CEO Sarah Sachinis joins TJ Halvorson to discuss the company’s path from a surgeon-identified problem to FDA clearance and its initial commercial launch. Meduloc’s flexible nitinol implant is designed for small long-bone fractures, including metacarpal, forearm, clavicle, fibular and metatarsal fractures. Sachinis explains how the implant is inserted and locked, and how its design gives surgeons control over fracture rotation before final fixation.The conversation also covers what Meduloc is learning from its first cases: early surgeon feedback, instrumentation changes, training and the challenge of earning adoption for a new device. Sachinis discusses the company’s partnership with Core Medical Ventures, its first commercial hire, plans to manage inventory while refining the product, and why the alpha launch is focused on a small number of markets. She also outlines the adoption milestones Meduloc is pursuing as it prepares to scale.https://www.meduloc.com/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUlxb01IYTNOVG41dGNjQ3kyZVBfNDJMSFlNdXxBSTVJdTV1Zk5nOXFHYk5Ra25GbTdwY2FIUjdLS1FzX1NySlpJVG84UUpTOTRtZVRIMHNmanItT1h4Vy1qdXpRQzhfMW4xUGtKU040UHY4Z04wRkJ0bFJSMkxHMTl4UGNLM0ZS&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.meduloc.com%2F&v=gtKQq0Tz17I)
22 Oct 2026
OTW POD Episode 20 - Tesa Medical
Why is graft tension still largely based on feel in sports medicine?In this episode of Orthopedics This Week, TJ Halvorson sits down with Sean Cogan, President and CEO of TESA Medical, to discuss the company’s approach to measuring soft-tissue tension during procedures such as ACL reconstruction and MPFL repair.Cogan explains how TESA’s tensioning platform is designed to fit into existing surgical workflows while giving surgeons objective data around graft tension, isometry, anisometry, fixation, and joint behavior through range of motion.They also discuss:
Why subjective tensioning creates variability between surgeons and cases
Early lab and clinical experience with the TESA platform
Potential time and workflow implications in the OR
The company’s disposable and hybrid device strategy
TESA’s registry and long-term data strategy
The role of AI in analyzing procedure and outcome data
TESA’s U.S. commercialization progress
Current fundraising, hospital approvals, IP development, and next steps
TESA Medical is currently expanding its U.S. clinical footprint while developing a disposable version of its platform and building the data infrastructure around objective soft-tissue tension measurement.Learn more and connect with TESA Medical: https://www.tesamedcorp.com/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUlxb01IWXVaeE1rbGxPVDZYVFNwSXJxa2JwZXxBSTVJdTV1UkpRU2xYS08zX3dQSWNOb2pKdUdZZjVUMXZUMEFvdVRoRHhvX2pzRXEtMlJYUTNuTFlRb1JiTzJMYldLd0JzYUZETUVkU3ZLakhPWlZaM0JJRFZoZXdIRWZTMUpT&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tesamedcorp.com%2F&v=dmB2F3hrd10)
22 Oct 2026
OTW POD Episode 19 - Edge Surgical
When Leo Carayannopoulos first evaluated EDGe Surgical’s digital depth gauge, he saw little commercial potential. Years later, he returned to take control of the company and rebuild it.Leo joins TJ Halvorson to explain how EDGe used surgeon input to finish the product, developed universal calibration, consolidated its depth gauges into a single SKU, and relaunched at AAOS. He also discusses why the company built its own field sales team, how independent distributors fit into the model, and where EDGe is expanding beyond trauma.For device executives, the episode offers a candid look at product development, company turnarounds, and commercial execution. For surgeons, it examines how the digital depth gauge was redesigned around clinical workflow and the hidden costs associated with conventional reusable instruments.Learn more about EDGe Surgical: https://www.edgesurgical.com/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUlxb01IWUNhRll4dE1SejhURTFZNjFPQ1gxc3xBSTVJdTV1R0Q5Q3Z2UFNVSFM3RHBmOUt1REJDdUZzM3hMNHhMMFFNWm8wYWloLWtEUkN3Njh2QnVfdHhEM1RYVTl2c1NsU0wtWHZtWTZJZGtfQ2F4VVFUQ0lfN0JnVDRPSFpZ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.edgesurgical.com%2F&v=unUSjh2__YU)
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