Dirk Kuyper

Independent Director @Centinel Spine

West Chester, PA, US

Centinel Spine®, LLC is the largest privately-held spine company focused on anterior column reconstruction. The company began operations in 2008 through the merger-acquisition of two pioneering medical device companies—Raymedica, LLC and Surgicraft, LTD. UK-based Surgicraft commenced spine-focused operations in 1982 and launched the first Stand-Alone/No Profile® anterior lumbar interbody fusion device in the world in 1988. This first-of-its-kind device was the basis for future generations of the market-leading Integrated Interbody™ technology platform known today as STALIF®. The company’s leadership in anterior column reconstruction was further strengthened through its recent acquisition of the prodisc® Total Disc Replacement technology platform—the most extensive cervical and lumbar motion-preserving reconstruction portfolio available today. The prodisc technology is the most studied and clinically-proven Total Disc Replacement system in the world, aligning with Centinel Spine’s focus on the proven clinical efficacy of its products. With the addition of prodisc, Centinel Spine stands alone as the only company with comprehensive motion preserving and fusion solutions for both cervical and lumbar anterior column reconstruction.Centinel Spine’s most recent technological advancements include the FLX™ Platform of Integrated Interbody™ and non-integrated interbody fusion devices. FLX devices are 3D-printed, all-titanium implants that feature a combination of solid and porous radiolucent sections designed to reduce mechanical stiffness and improve visibility, as compared to solid titanium implants. Multiple FLX implant portfolios have been released to date, including integrated and non-integrated cervical interbodies, an integrated lumbar interbody, and an integrated lateral interbody.Centinel Spine derived its name from the “Sentinel Sign”, the radiographic confirmation of a successful fusion anterior to the interbody device.

University of Miami

B Sc