Auctus Surgical

Auctus Surgical
TypePrivate
IndustryMedical devices
Founded2017
FoundersJohn Ashley
John Barrett
Murali Kadaba
Dillon Kwiat
HeadquartersSan Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S.
Websiteauctussurgical.com

Auctus Surgical is an American medical device company developing a vertebral body tethering system for the treatment of scoliosis.

History

Auctus Surgical was founded in 2017 in the San Francisco Bay Area by John Ashley, John Barrett, Murali Kadaba, and Dillon Kwiat.[1] In 2017, the company was awarded top honors at the inaugural UCSF Pediatric Device Consortium Accelerator Pitch Competition.[2][3]

In August 2021, Auctus Surgical received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation and a U.S. patent for its vertebral body tethering system.[4][5][6]

In 2025, Auctus Surgical was selected as one of the finalists in the AAOS OrthoPitch technology pitch competition.[7][8][9]

Technology

The Auctus Dynamic Tethering System uses a flexible polyethylene tether anchored to the spine with bone screws.[3][1] The implanted device is adjustable using an external magnetic controller.[10][11]

Techniques involving vertebral body tethering have been discussed in peer-reviewed medical literature, with one author disclosing an advisory role with Auctus Surgical.[12]

Regulatory milestones

The company received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for its dynamic vertebral body tethering system on August 11, 2021.[13]

Recognition

  • Named one of the Best New Spine Technologies for 2020 by Orthopedics This Week[3]
  • Received top honors at the 2017 UCSF Pediatric Device Accelerator Pitch Competition[2]
  • Finalist in the 2025 AAOS OrthoPitch Technology Competition[14][15]
  • Featured among advanced products for early onset scoliosis by The Spine Market Group[16]
  • Received third place at the 2021 UCSF-Stanford Pediatric Device Accelerator Pitch Competition[17]
  • Received top honors at the 2022 UCSF Pediatric Device Accelerator Pitch Competition[18]
  • Named Winner in the 2019 National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation[19]

References

  1. 1 2 "Auctus Surgical: Redefining scoliosis treatment with non-fusion approach". Med-Tech World. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Pediatric Device Consortium Holds Inaugural Pediatric Device Accelerator Pitch Competition". UCSF Department of Surgery. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "THE Best New Spine Technologies for 2020". Orthopedics This Week. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Auctus Surgical gets FDA breakthrough designation for non-fusion scoliosis system". Healio. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "FDA grants breakthrough designation for VBT scoliosis system". Becker's Spine Review. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "New Patent/Breakthrough Status for Auctus' Vertebral Tethering". Orthopedics This Week. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "2025 OrthoPitch Finalists Set to Compete in Showdown at AAOS Meeting". Orthopedic Design & Technology. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "OrthoPitch, the Innovative Technology Pitch Competition, Will Feature Four Finalists and Their Cutting-Edge Products". AAOS Now. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "VISIE's Continuous Anatomic Auto Tracking Takes Top Honors at OrthoPitch Technology Competition". AAOS Now. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "Dynamic Scoliosis Tethering: Next Generation Tech Review". Orthopedics This Week. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "Auctus Dynamic Tethering System". The Spine Market Group. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  12. ↑ "Combined Anterior Thoracic Vertebral Body Tethering and Posterior Lumbar Tethering Results in Quicker Return to Sport and Activity Compared to Posterior Spinal Instrumented Fusion in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis". Global Spine Journal. Retrieved 25 February 2026 – via PMC.
  13. ↑ "FDA grants breakthrough status to Auctus for scoliosis treatment system". BioWorld. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "Orthopedic Companies are Ready to Pitch the Next Big Thing". BoneZone. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  15. ↑ "Innovation On Display at the 2nd Annual AAOS OrthoPitch". SmartTRAK Blog. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  16. ↑ "(UPDATED 2024.v.2): Which are the 13 most Advanced Products for Early Onset Scoliosis (EOS)?". The Spine Market Group. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  17. ↑ "Accelerator Pitch Competition 2021 — UCSF-Stanford Pediatric Device Consortium". UCSF-Stanford Pediatric Device Consortium. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  18. ↑ "Accelerator Pitch Competition 2022 — UCSF-Stanford Pediatric Device Consortium". UCSF-Stanford Pediatric Device Consortium. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  19. ↑ "Portfolio Companies". National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
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