Carlsmed, Inc., a commercial-stage medical technology company, designs, manufactures, and markets AI-enabled personalized spine surgery solutions. The company develops aprevo, a comprehensive technology platform for spine fusion surgery procedures. Its aprevo platform includes proprietary surgical planning software, using outcomes-based algorithms that are aided with artificial intelligence, and resulting custom-built, anatomically designed vertebral interbody implants. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Carlsbad, California.
Carlsmed, Inc. Announces Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
Carlsmed granted inducement equity awards to newly hired CFO Richard Heppenstall on September 28, 2026: stock options for 180,137 shares plus 89,286 RSUs.
On October 1, 2026, the company granted new Chief Product and AI Officer Anthony Jarc options for 132,464 shares plus 63,735 RSUs, both outside the equity plan under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
The grants vest over four years (options) and three years (RSUs) and signal a build-out of the executive team, but imply modest incremental dilution for shareholders.