Spinal Simplicity

Spinal Simplicity

Spinal Simplicity was founded in 2008 by neurosurgeon Harold Hess and entrepreneur Todd Moseley, who has thirty years of orthopedics experience. The company initially focused on lumbar fusion technology and earned CE Mark for its Minuteman device in Europe in 2011, followed by FDA clearance in the United States in 2015. Strategy centers on three implant families addressing different spinal fixation needs. Minuteman is a posterior fixation device implanted via a lateral approach to spare muscles and ligaments. Liberty-SI and Patriot-SI target sacroiliac joint fusion through lateral and posterior access, with a combined construct called Hero SI covering the full joint plane. The company has expanded indications for stenosis and added the Edge Upper Cervical System and Wolff's Law Anterior Cervical Plate. All products are made in the USA. The leadership team includes Chief Operating Officer Tim McCown, Chief Strategy Officer Neil Dougherty, Chief Revenue Officer Dan Rogers, and Vice President of Finance & Investor Relations Jonathan Hess. The company employs over a dozen senior functions and maintains a quality system certified to ISO 13485. In late 2023, Spinal Simplicity entered the SI joint market with Liberty-SI and subsequently launched Patriot-SI and Hero SI. Unlike many spine startups that license or sell technology early, Spinal Simplicity has retained control over its patent portfolio and brought multiple products to market independently. The company's structure as a privately held medical device manufacturer rather than a venture-backed platform allows it to iterate on surgical technique without external pressure to exit.