![]() ![]() In 1982, a spine bone screw and plate was considered an unlikely surgical treatment by most surgeons. (Acro, in Greek, means extremity or peak.) Taking that idea and combining it with local capital and his own creative thinking, Dr. Ralph Rashbaum (of the Texas Back Institute) made for a pedicle screw fixation system (that first system was called the “Texas Connection”). AcroMed’s sales that year were approaching $150 million.Īrt Steffee founded AcroMed in 1983 on the basis of a napkin sketch that Dr. Steffee, who retired in 1998, sold AcroMed to DePuy in 2008 for $325 million and to settle roughly $100 million in lawsuits. ![]() That was Art Steffee, founder of AcroMed Inc. It reminds us that we stand on the shoulders of giants.įor about 10 years, one man was probably the best-known surgeon and entrepreneur in the spine industry. ![]() Steffee, who lives outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the subject of an excellent new documentary short (link is below). I cannot imagine how different the world would be if he had chosen any other profession.ĭr. Steffee, I think of three attributes-love, perseverance, and a sparkle in the eye. ![]()
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