News Items - Application spotlight: AI-designed patient-specific spinal implants set for first in-human procedures in 2026

XJet’s NanoParticle Jetting technology has been deployed in combination with an AI-powered design process.

When told you need to go under the knife, you want to know you’ll receive the best treatment possible. If you’re able, you might endeavour to seek out the best available doctors, or the most specialist of hospitals. But you probably wouldn’t give too much consideration to what those doctors in those hospitals have at their disposal.

Todd Hodrinsky and Marcel Janse, however, did. The pair met through patient communities while they awaited treatment for their respective spine issues. Hodrinsky had over 20 years’ experience in strategic management and product launch, while Janse was an engineer and inventor who boasted the same amount of experience in product development.