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APEX Orthopedics Investments

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Assets in Pioneering Solutions

APEX ORTHOPEDICS INVESTMENTS, LLC is an asset management group led by leading Foot & Ankle surgeons, aimed at harnessing intellectual property to establish, invest in, and oversee a variety of portfolio companies focused on novel solutions to unmet clinical needs.

FOCUS

The Initial Phase of APEX Orthopedics Investments (AOI) is focused on innovation within the Foot & Ankle market and is housed within four distinct portfolio companies of Class II and Class III orthopedic devices.

Beyond IP, AOI leverages existing resources and talent in driving these innovations towards commercialization. These include:

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  • Clinical

  • Product Development

  • Regulatory

  • Operational

  • Marketing

SUPPORTED BY

12

PENDING

U.S. PATENTS

12

PENDING

INTL. PATENTS

73

INVENTION DISCLOSURES

Leadership

AOI’s Founding Leadership represents over 4 decades of experience and 200+ innovative products commercially launched into the Foot & Ankle orthopedics space. Together, their innovations collectively represent revenues of more than $3 Billion USD.

Murray Penner, MD is a world renown foot and ankle surgeon with vast experience in product development and commercialization
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Murray J. Penner, MD, FRCSC
Founder, Chairman of the Board

Christopher E. Banas
Founder, President & CEO

Gregory Berlet, MD, FRCSC, FAOA, FAAOS
Founder, Chief Medical Officer

Stephen A. Brigido, DPM, FACFAS
Founder, Chief Innovation Officer

Portfolio Companies

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Innovation Focus

Medifuse Ortho, Inc.

Plating and Screw Systems

Innovative Midfoot Solutions, Inc.

Midfoot Arthrodesis

Pharus Ortho, Inc.

Minimally Invasive Achilles Tendon Repair

Extrados Ortho, Inc.

Midfoot Arthroplasty

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