# Daniel A. Pontecorvo

> Daniel A. Pontecorvo is a Pennsylvania medical-device founder and executive whose career moved from high-performing orthopedic distribution to company building. He co-founded Camber Spine in 2010, led it as CEO until October 2023, co-founded VYRSA Technologies in 2021, and helped build VYRSA into a focused sacroiliac-joint device company acquired by Nevro in a transaction worth $40 million at closing and up to $35 million more in milestone payments.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board at Camber Spine; public professional profiles also list leadership roles at VYRSA Technologies
- **Organizations:** Camber Spine, VYRSA Technologies, L5 Surgical, The Institute for Musculoskeletal Science and Education, Puratec, Propel Orthopedics, Camber Cares
- **Education:** West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Built an L5 Surgical distribution team that generated upwards of $35 million in annual sales within five years., Co-founded Camber Spine and served as CEO until October 2023., Named a finalist for the 2020 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Greater Philadelphia Award.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2005** — Worked in orthopedic-device sales and became a top-ranked Synthes Orthopedics distributor.
- **2005** — Co-formed L5 Surgical with Bob Antonelli as an exclusive independent Globus Medical distributor serving a Mid-Atlantic territory.
- **2010** — Co-founded Camber Spine with Robert Morris and Seth Anderson, and co-founded The Institute for Musculoskeletal Science and Education.
- **2013** — An FDA record lists Pontecorvo as Camber's applicant contact for clearance of the TLS 5.0 interbody cage.
- **2017** — Was named as a co-inventor on a published patent application for a non-fouling antimicrobial catheter.
- **2020** — Named a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Greater Philadelphia Award.
- **2021** — Co-founded VYRSA Technologies and served in executive and board leadership.
- **2022** — VYRSA announced FDA clearance and worldwide launch of its V1 SI Fusion System.
- **2023-10** — Moved from Camber Spine CEO to Executive Chairman of the Board.
- **2023-11** — Nevro acquired VYRSA for $40 million at closing, with up to $35 million more tied to development and sales milestones.
- **2025** — Globus Medical completed its acquisition of Nevro, bringing the former VYRSA portfolio into a company whose distribution network Pontecorvo had joined two decades earlier.

## Achievements

- Built an L5 Surgical distribution team that generated upwards of $35 million in annual sales within five years.
- Co-founded Camber Spine and served as CEO until October 2023.
- Named a finalist for the 2020 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Greater Philadelphia Award.
- Co-founded VYRSA Technologies, acquired by Nevro in 2023 for $40 million upfront and up to $35 million in milestone payments.
- Co-founded The Institute for Musculoskeletal Science and Education.
- Named as a co-inventor on a published antimicrobial-catheter patent application.
- Helped launch Camber Cares, a community-service, mentoring and volunteer initiative.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Globus Medical completed its acquisition of Nevro, whose portfolio included the former VYRSA sacroiliac-joint devices.
- **2023-11** — Nevro completed its acquisition of VYRSA Technologies for $40 million at closing and up to $35 million in contingent milestone payments.
- **2023-10** — Pontecorvo transitioned from Camber Spine CEO to Executive Chairman of the Board.

## Links

- Website: https://vyrsatech.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-a-pontecorvo-b6173a16

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Last updated: 2026-08-27