Teaching
Clínica Vertebra has teaching activities at several universities on different continents:
- University of Barcelona (UB). Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Semmelweis University. Budapest, Hungary.
- National Taiwan University. Medical College Hospital. Taipei, Taiwan (ROC)
- National Seoul University. Seoul, South Korea.
- Abaçidem University. Istanbul, Türkiye.
- Texas Tech University. Lubbock, Texas, USA
Investigation
Clínica Vertebra develops Research Programs in the fields of Regenerative Medicine and Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery, carrying out controlled clinical trials and developing new technologies in both areas.
Clínica Vertebra’s innovative capacity is backed by almost 40 years of continuous service to patients suffering from chronic pain.
Clínica Vertebra is in the midst of developing the physical concept of Directional Radiofrequency, which establishes a new physical concept for the application and emission of different types of Radiofrequency.
Innovation
Clínica Vertebra has developed innovative organizational systems in the specialty of pain intervention and has instruments patented by the US Patent Agency for the resolution of different degenerative pain syndromes, in particular spinal stenosis, carpal tunnel syndrome and other entrapment neuropathies, etc.
Patents:
- Patent (Ruiz-Lopez, R & Racz, NS) RULO Cannulae for Directional Radiofrequency. US Patent Agency. Patent No: US 9,265,563 B2. Date of Patent: Feb 23, 2016
- Patent (Ruiz-Lopez, R & Park) Percutaneous Lumbar Extraforaminotomy. US Patent Agency. Patent No: US 9,649,129 B 2. Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
- Patent (Ruiz-Lopez, R & Racz, NS) RULO Protective Working Channel. US Patent Agency. (Submitted April 2023)
Development
Clínica Vertebra develops Research Programs in the fields of Regenerative Medicine and Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery, carrying out controlled clinical trials and developing new technologies in both areas.
Clínica Vertebra’s innovative capacity is backed by almost 40 years of continuous service to patients suffering from chronic pain.
Clínica Vertebra is in the midst of developing the physical concept of Directional Radiofrequency, which establishes a new physical concept for the application and emission of different types of Radiofrequency.