Manufacturing Partner
Turner MedTech
Certified for medical device manufacturing. Manufactured in the USA.
About
Built by someone who lived the problem for 12 years
KyphoLift didn’t start in a product lab. It started in a magnet room — watching patients get lifted, padding shift, and technologists absorb the risk no one was tracking.
Brandon Johnson, MRI Technologist → Founder
Brandon began his career in radiology more than 18 years ago as an X-ray technologist. After earning a B.S. in Advanced Radiology, he spent 12 years working in MRI — managing the daily reality of positioning patients with kyphosis, obesity, spinal fusions, and mobility limitations with whatever the department had available.
What was available was improvised padding, manual lifts, and a lot of variation between technologists and shifts. After moving into leadership as a Magnetic Resonance Safety Officer and Radiation Safety Officer at VA Salt Lake City, Brandon carried that firsthand experience into KyphoLift.
KyphoLift was developed at the University of Utah Health system, with support from university physicians, professors, and the Technology Licensing Office. It is manufactured in partnership with Turner MedTech — certified for medical device manufacturing.
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Brandon Johnson begins career in radiology as an X-ray technologist
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Earns B.S. in Advanced Radiology, expanding into MRI and CT
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Spends 12 years working in MRI — experiencing the positioning gap firsthand, every shift
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Moves into leadership as Magnetic Resonance Safety Officer and Radiation Safety Officer at VA Salt Lake City
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Develops KyphoLift at the University of Utah Health system — supported by doctors, professors, and the Technology Licensing Office
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KyphoLift manufactures in partnership with Turner MedTech — certified for medical device manufacturing
Recognition
AHRA Innovation Award, 2026
Awarded at the AHRA Annual Meeting for work that started in the magnet room: standardizing Zone IV positioning so patients complete the exam and staff stop absorbing the lift.
FDA Class I 510(k) Exempt
Listed device
Medical Device Establishment Registration Number 3027686079. ISO Certified Facility.
MR Conditional to 3.0T
Not MR Safe
Always consult the Instructions for Use before clinical deployment. The carrying case stays outside the 200 gauss line.
Next step
Better positioning. Safer patient handling. More efficient MRI.
Vendor-agnostic. No installation. No extensive training. No consumables. No scanner downtime. Tell us about your MRI workflow. We’ll help you find the right configuration and a model that fits your volume.