Predictika · Spine system construct orders
An AI sales agent prepares an order for a posterior spinal construct built from the RESPONSE 5.5/6.0mm system: pedicle screws, rods, hooks, cross connectors and large set screws. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the system's published rules and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.
This validator models construct orders for the RESPONSE 5.5/6.0mm spine system, not just the scenarios shown below.
Any RESPONSE 5.5/6.0mm construct order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (OrthoPediatrics does not publish a price list, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), the 5.5mm-only system's own parts lists, other OrthoPediatrics systems, instruments and clinical judgment. This is an order-consistency check, not clinical advice.
7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch
Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.
Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)
Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run
What this means
Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.
| What the validator caught | Typical rules-based CPQ | Predictika |
|---|---|---|
| A screw diameter and length that is not in the catalog | Only with care Sizes differ by screw type and diameter, so the allowed lengths are a table of combinations that must be built and kept up to date. | The diameter, length and screw type are in one request and the combination is checked against the catalog together. |
| Optional sizes that need a person to confirm | Only with workarounds Standard and optional sizes need separate lists and different outcomes, one blocking and one asking for approval. | Standard sizes pass, optional sizes ask for approval and anything else blocks, all from the same request. |
| Closed hooks: not in the US, 5.5mm rod only | Only with care The hook type, the region and the rod diameter sit on different lines, so each needs a cross-line rule. | Region, hook type and rod diameter are checked together, and each broken rule is reported. |
| A cross connector with fewer than two rods | Only with care The rule depends on the rod quantity on a different line from the cross connector. | The cross connector and the rod quantity are in one request and compared on every call. |
| Set screw count that must match screws and open hooks | Only with workarounds The needed count is a total across two lines and the stated figure is a free-entry field, so someone has to write and maintain the comparison. | The needed count is computed on every call and compared with the figure the quote states. |
| Every problem returned in one answer | Only with workarounds Rules tend to fire as the order is saved or a step is completed, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next. | All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in. |
Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.
| 1 | In the US, pedicle screw fixation in pediatric patients is indicated only for adolescent idiopathic, neuromuscular and congenital scoliosis; the quote has a different indication. |
| 2 | Outside the US, pedicle screw fixation in pediatric patients is indicated only for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; the quote has a different indication. |
| 3 | The RESPONSE 5.5/6.0 system is intended for posterior fixation; the quote uses an anterior approach. |
| 4 | The RESPONSE 5.5/6.0 system is intended for the posterior, non-cervical spine; the quote is for the cervical spine. |
| 5 | The diameter and length (60 mm) on the quote are not a catalog size for the selected pedicle screw type. |
| 6 | The diameter and length (45 mm) on the quote are not a catalog size for the selected pedicle screw type. |
| 7 | The diameter and length (40 mm) on the quote are not a catalog size for the selected pedicle screw type. |
| 8 | The screw size on the quote (90 mm) is listed as optional in the catalog, not in the standard set; a person should confirm availability with OrthoPediatrics. |
| 9 | The screw size on the quote (110 mm) is listed as optional in the catalog, not in the standard set; a person should confirm availability with OrthoPediatrics. |
| 10 | The diameter and length (47 mm) on the quote are not a catalog size for the selected pedicle screw type. |
| 11 | Closed hooks belong to the 5.5mm-only system, which is available only outside the United States. |
| 12 | Closed hooks belong to the 5.5mm-only system, which has its own screw, set screw and connector lists; a person should confirm those parts. |
| 13 | Closed hooks belong to the 5.5mm-only system and are used with the 5.5mm rod; the quote has a 6.0mm rod. |
| 14 | Fixed cross connectors come in even sizes from 14 to 36 mm; the quote has 37 mm. |
| 15 | Fixed cross connectors come in even sizes from 14 to 36 mm; the quote has 12 mm. |
| 16 | A cross connector links two rods, but the quote has fewer than two rods (rods on the quote: 1). |
| 17 | Screw body extensions must not be stacked; the quote has 2 extensions on a screw. |
| 18 | The quote states 16 large set screws, but one is needed for each pedicle screw and open hook, which is 18. |
| 19 | The quote states 19 large set screws, but one is needed for each pedicle screw and open hook, which is 18. |
| 20 | 600 mm rods are listed as optional in the catalog; a person should confirm availability with OrthoPediatrics. |
The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.
The agent's request. Please quote a posterior construct for a US pediatric patient with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (posterior approach): 16 polyaxial pedicle screws of 6.0 mm x 60 mm, 2 open hooks, 2 x 6.0 mm titanium rods of 500 mm and 2 fixed 24 mm cross connectors. The quote states 16 large set screws. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a posterior construct for a US pediatric patient with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (posterior approach): 16 polyaxial pedicle screws of 6.0 mm x 55 mm, 2 open hooks, 2 x 6.0 mm titanium rods of 500 mm and 2 fixed 24 mm cross connectors. The quote states 18 large set screws. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please quote a posterior construct for a US pediatric patient with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (posterior approach): 14 polyaxial pedicle screws of 5.0 mm x 45 mm, 4 closed hooks, one 6.0 mm titanium rod of 500 mm and 2 fixed 26 mm cross connectors. The quote states 14 large set screws. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a posterior construct for a US pediatric patient with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (posterior approach): 14 polyaxial pedicle screws of 5.0 mm x 45 mm, 4 open hooks, one 6.0 mm titanium rod of 500 mm and 2 fixed 26 mm cross connectors. The quote states 18 large set screws. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Blocked.
The agent's request. Please quote a posterior construct for a US pediatric patient with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (posterior approach): 14 polyaxial pedicle screws of 5.0 mm x 45 mm, 4 open hooks, 2 x 6.0 mm titanium rods of 500 mm and 2 fixed 26 mm cross connectors. The quote states 18 large set screws. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
The agent's request. Please quote a posterior construct for a US pediatric patient with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (posterior approach): 18 polyaxial pedicle screws of 7.0 mm x 90 mm, 2 open hooks, 2 x 6.0 mm titanium rods of 600 mm and 2 fixed 24 mm cross connectors. The quote states 20 large set screws. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Needs approval.
The agent's request. Please quote a posterior construct for a US pediatric patient with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (posterior approach): 18 polyaxial pedicle screws of 7.0 mm x 100 mm, 2 open hooks, 2 x 6.0 mm titanium rods of 500 mm and 2 fixed 24 mm cross connectors. The quote states 20 large set screws. It is ready to send.
Verdict: Allowed.
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