Stratus® Medical CEO Bret Boudousquie participated in a panel discussion at the Houston Med Tech Rodeo

HOUSTON, Texas, March 12, 2025 /— Stratus® Medical CEO Bret Boudousquie participated in a panel discussion at the Houston Med Tech Rodeo focused on why each each of the founder panelists set up their businesses in Texas with Houston, Dallas, Austin & San Antonio Med Tech Founder / CEOs represented.

Bret shared that he and his family relocated to Houston 22 years ago for a management role with JNJ with the Texas Medical Center being the catalyst. He shared why he stayed and started Stratus in the Lone Star State and Houston specifically:
1) the strong workforce of talented people
2) two large international airports
3) med tech infrastructure
4) mild winter & cost of living
5) research universities Texas A&M, Rice, UH, SMU & UT
6) rapidly evolving innovation culture

A big thank you to Giovanni Lauricella from Lifeblood & Martin Gomez from Goodwin who organized and hosted this wonderful event. The Stratus team always makes great connections and learns a lot at these programs and greatly appreciates their investment and work to facilitate.

Appreciation as well to MedTech World and all of the other sponsors.

#medicaltechnology #innovation #medtech

CS1Vilims BD, Block JE. Effective management of recurrent trauma-induced neck pain with radiofrequency neurotomy using the Nimbus electrode. ASIPP. 2024;8(3):65-70.

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Background:

Radiofrequency neurotomy (RFN) can be an effective treatment for patients with chronic neck pain and cervicogenic headaches resistant to conservative care. However, the degree and duration of pain relief after RFN is dependent upon the thoroughness of target nerve coagulation.

Case Report:

This is a case of a 37-year-old patient with debilitating neck pain and headaches following a motor vehicle accident. Successful local anesthetic block of the third occipital nerve (TON) confirmed pain of C2-C3 facet joint origin. An initial RFN treatment of the TON, using standard 18G electrodes in bipolar mode, resulted in complete symptom amelioration for 8 months. Repeat RFN, using the same electrode configuration, was unsuccessful in alleviating the severe neck pain and headaches, and produced no demonstrable sensory loss in the distribution of the TON. RFN was then performed using the NIMBUS® electrosurgical RF multitined expandable electrode, which provides a larger zone of coagulation in volume than standard RFN electrodes even when used in bipolar configuration.

Conclusion:

The NIMBUS procedure resulted in successful coagulation of the TON with sensory loss in the TON distribution and reinstatement of palliative relief.

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