Medtech Talk
Medtech Talk
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Episode: 205 - Greg Lambrecht on How a Spinal Implant Prevents Repeat Back Surgery
55 minutes Posted May 19, 2026 at 2:00 pm.
Welcome And Guest Introduction
Growing Up Between Manhattan And SoCal
Fusion Physics Meets Medical Devices
The Pfizer Invention Playbook
A Family Story Sparks Intrinsic
Barricade Explained With A Tire Patch
Hard Design Lessons Before It Worked
Trials, FDA, And The Reimbursement Reality
Convincing Surgeons Without Blame
Fixing Regulation By Defining Safety
Why US Payment Waste Drives Costs
Staying On After Hiring A CEO
Coravin And Marketing Behavior Change
Final Reflections And Farewell
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A discectomy can feel like instant relief until the pain comes back, and the “small” hole in the disc turns into a repeat surgery, degeneration, and lost mobility. Joining the podcast is Greg Lambrecht, founder and executive director of Intrinsic Therapeutics, with host Geoff Pardo to unpack why recurrent lumbar disc herniation is still so common, what surgeons and patients often don’t see downstream, and how his team built Barricaid to address the problem at its source: the annular defect. T...