Bloomberg Businessweek Carlsmed CEO on Cutting-Edge Spinal Care Technology
Mar 6, 2026
Mike Cordonnier, co-founder, CEO and president of Carlsmed, leads a medtech company creating AI-enabled personalized spine surgery and 3D-printed implants. He explains how patient-specific 3D planning and implants work. He contrasts this with traditional workflows. He discusses clinical outcome improvements, surgeon training, hospital adoption, reimbursement and pricing alignment.
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AI Driven 3D Patient Modeling
- Carlsmed creates a virtual 3D model of the patient and surgeon inputs to generate an optimal surgical plan.
- The approved plan is used to 3D print patient-specific implants on demand and collect post-op data to continuously improve planning.
Preplanning Cuts Intraoperative Guesswork
- Personalized pre-op planning reduces on-the-spot decisions in the OR by supplying tailored implant sizes and slight variations.
- Carlsmed provides slightly larger and smaller implant options so surgeons can adjust intraoperatively without abandoning the plan.
74% Drop In Reoperations At Two Years
- Published two-year data show a 74% reduction in reoperation rates using Carlsmed's personalized planning and implants.
- The company attributes improved outcomes to predictable alignment achieved by customizing both plan and device.