Announcement of an Exempt Purchase

Spinecraft spinal implants are used in treating degenerative spine disease. Degenerative spine disease is a condition that involves the gradual loss of normal structure and function of the spine over time. They are usually caused by aging, but may also be the result of tumors, infections, trauma, or arthritis. Pressure on the spinal cord and nerve roots caused by degeneration can be caused by slipped or herniated discs. Spinal surgery calls for a variety of plates, rods, hooks, wires, or screws that are attached to part of the backbone, allowing the spine to be surgically straightened or corrected.

This purchase is exempt from the usual selection processes of the Procurement Code because the procurement expenditure is for medical supplies or medical services necessary for the delivery of care and treatment at medical, dental, or veterinary teaching facilities utilized by SIU or U of I (30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b-5)) Spinecraft spinal implants have to do with direct patient care. Without the Spinecraft spinal implants the Hospital would not be able to offer spinal fusion procedures that in turn would drive patients elsewhere and result in a loss of revenue to the Hospital.