APTO's video debut
Austen BioInnovation Institute creates its first company (Crain's Cleveland Business)
The Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron has created its first company.
The company, APTO Orthopaedics, has developed a device designed to help children who need spinal implants because of spinal deformities. They typically must endure surgery once or twice a year so that doctors can lengthen their implants as they grow.
APTO's product would use a rotating magnet to turn a screw, eliminating the need for surgery.
The company was founded by Dr. Steve Fening, director of orthopaedic devic...
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