Auctus Surgical
American medical device company
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Auctus Surgical is an American medical device company developing a vertebral body tethering system for the treatment of scoliosis.
John Barrett
Murali Kadaba
Dillon Kwiat
Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Medical devices |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Founders | John Ashley John Barrett Murali Kadaba Dillon Kwiat |
| Headquarters | San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S. |
| Website | auctussurgical |
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]