In response to several unenlightened baiter comments25 Jun 2025 18:51
I understand the angst of many who have watched TSP over the years and are weary of their investment, not only monetarily but in time and effort, I really do. Today's announcement regarding Bitcoin, is yet another evolution in a team trying to get to the finish line. We all joined the TSP family( either as an investor or a doer) because the potential reward for what had at the time been billed as "DISRUPTIVE" technology. Disruptive is still the operative word in the TSP life-cycle.
There is sporadic "chat-bot" opinions on this site about the failed company (yes, there have been failures- yet there have been wins also) this failures IMHO have been caused and propagated by those who lacked vision, vision not only for the reality of med tech development but an understanding of the life cycle of such. Med tech is a long road and unfortunately many of the past players led many to believe that rewards would be great and urn around would be short. That is simply not the case. Nay sayers say the technology is outdated. Oxford defines outdated as obsolete. This is simply not the case. DSIRUPTIVE however is defined as " a radical changes to an existing market or industry due to technological innovation. Make no mistake, DISRUPTIVE is exactly what TSP devices are!
All one must do is go to any website of any spinal technology company : Medtronic, Globus, DePuy Synthes, NanoHive and the list goes on. Look at their products, they are all the same- different colors, different manufacturing, different materials, different sales approaches, different configurations but at the end of the road, they offer nothing substantially different, they are "ME TO PRODUCTS"
TSP devices are STILL the only true innovation in the pipeline and that innovation is what will make Cervi-Lok and the other TSP devices disruptive. Go to the websites and look for yourself. Compare the pictorial representations of the vast ocean of "Like and similar" devices, note the differences and note the pitches, there is no innovation. Try and find 1 device that has truly disrupted the market- you won't. Cervi-Lok still has that potential. The "other" devices on the market remain the same year in and year out in a substantive way and have been for the past 40 odd years. Yes they may have a new surface design that adds something, a new color, a new "screw" yet it is still " me too! Do your research with an open mind and critical eye about the technology, not missteps of the past.
The life cycle of a med tech company is 7-10 years, idea to market in most cases. IMHO, with disruptive technology it may be longer. The TSP devices can and will be the DISRUPTION that others will be there to make in a different color, different manufacturing process, different material but WE will be the DISRUPTER not the "ME TOO Follower".
I am happy with what I am seeing and urge all to do their own research about device VALUE and not just buy into the "old and obsolete being spewed by so