Landsort Summit 2025
The Spinalis Foundation is inviting professionals dedicated to the care of people with SCI, to work and develop the care of chronic urinary tract infection. By gathering the top experts in the field to a “laid back” informal summit we supply conditions that optimizes the circumstances to move science and medical practice ahead.
A serious ”Think tank” addressing nothing but SCI matters. Welcome to the island village of Landsort in the Swedish archipelago.
Project aim:
The Landsort Summit 2025 aims to revitalize global interest in SARS technology
through an interdisciplinary gathering of leading clinical experts, biomedical
engineers, regulatory specialists, industry representatives, and patient advocates.
The summit will serve as a cornerstone for future advancements by achieving three
primary objectives:
1. Preservation of Existing Knowledge: Documenting surgical techniques and clinical
outcomes from experienced practitioners to preserve institutional knowledge.
2. Identification of Next-Generation Solutions: Exploring novel neuroprosthetic
technologies that could supersede or complement existing
SARS implants.
3. Strategic Roadmap Development: Producing a comprehensive white paper outlining
actionable steps toward sustainable availability and development of
SARS systems.
Programme
Electrical Control of Bladder and Bowel After Spinal Cord Injury:
The Next Generation an Intensive Interactive Invited Workshop
Suggested Outline of the Programme
Introduction and Overview of Workshop – Dr. Hultling, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
- Previous Landsort Workshop on The Future of Spinal Cord Injury: Outcomes
- Why was the subject of this year’s workshop chosen?
- Workshop Structure and Process
- Plenary sessions
Small groups
Informal discussion - Timetable
- Introductions of Attendees at this Workshop: (Icebreaker exercise)
Clinicians
Researchers
Regulatory consultants
Commercial consultants
- Goals of Bladder and Bowel Management – Dr. Perrouin-Verbe (France)
- Continence
- Emptying
- Prevention of complications
- Improvement of quality of life
- History of Electrical Control of Bladder and Bowel after Spinal Cord Injury – Dr. Creasey (USA)
- Current Techniques, with Achievements and Successes
- Intradural – Dr. Kurze (Germany)
- Extradural – Dr. Castano (Colombia)
- User experience of extradural and intradural techniques – Amanda Boxtel (USA)
- Limitations and Problems – Plenary and discussion chaired by Dr. Creasey
- Rhizotomy
- Invasive surgery
- Regulatory complexity
- Commercial viability
- Potential Solutions to Problems
- Principles – Introduction by Dr. Creasey
- Alternatives to rhizotomy; animal and human models
- Alternative implantation techniques and locations of electrodes
- Maintain or improve cost-effectiveness and availability
- Practical Applications
- Technical
- Continence: Neuromodulation/ inhibition of bladder – Dr. Bourbeau (USA)
- Emptying: Contraction of bladder + Electrical block of sphincter
- Sacral stimulation + pudendal block – Dr. Franke (USA)
- Sacral stimulation + sacral block – Dr. Bourbeau (USA)
- Surgical
- Minimally invasive implantation of epidural electrodes – Dr Ehsanian (USA)
- Minimally invasive implantation of sacral foramen electrodes – Dr. Shofstall
- Pudendal electrodes producing both continence and voiding – Dr. Tai (USA)
- Regulatory
- Europe – John Spensley, Former Managing Director of Finetech (UK)
- North America – Megan Moynahan, Institute for Functional Restoration, (USA)
- South America –representative of manufacturer (Colombia)
- Asia – Dr. Harminder Singh, Former Director of Indian SCI Centre
- Commercial
- Existing systems – Dr. Castano (Colombia)
- New systems and companies – Plenary moderated by Megan Moynahan
- Technical
- Principles – Introduction by Dr. Creasey
- Next Steps
- Clinical implants of existing technology, spare parts and repairs
- Where?
- When?
- Clinical trials of next generation technology and surgery
- Where?
- When?
- Animal research
- Regulatory activities
- Commercialization
- Clinical implants of existing technology, spare parts and repairs
- By whom?
- By when?
- Next Meetings
- Wednesday 8th October: Summary at ISCOS/NOSCOS Special Interest Group
- SCI Conferences – ISCOS, NOSCOS, ASIA, ASCIP etc
- Research conferences – INUS, SUFU, etc
- Special workshops like Landsort
Welcome to Landsort!
Landsort is a small Swedish village located on the island of Öja, situated in the southern part of the Stockholm archipelago.
The village is home to about 30 year-round residents. It’s a charming destination to explore throughout the year, offering stunning views of the open sea, scenic cliffs surrounding the island, and a picturesque village with a distinctive lighthouse nearby.
The first modern lighthouse was lit in 1651. Known as the Landsort lighthouse and pilot station, the island is officially called Öja, though it is commonly referred to as Landsort in everyday conversation.
