Great disruptive startups like Bolt Nav have to fight the legacy access barriers built by Big Ortho

22 Jun 2025 · 1 min
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Tiger Buford and a co-speaker explain why orthopedic startups like Bolt Nav struggle to get into operating rooms. Hospitals are locked into contracts with giants like Medtronic that penalize them for using competitors' devices. Startups have to wage what they call asymmetric warfare just to get a surgeon permission to try something new.

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