Predictika · Foot and ankle bunion-correction systems and hospital contract orders

An AI sales agent's bunion procedure order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for a surgery center or hospital: the bunion procedure, its fixation implants and locking screws, planning guides, MIS power equipment, a biologic and the loaned instrument sets, with a contract tier and discount. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the product and ordering rules and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.

Scope: Treace bunion procedure orders: Lapiplasty, Micro-Lapiplasty, Nanoplasty and Percuplasty with SpeedPlate, SpeedTMT, SpeedMTP, MicroQuad and FastPitch implants, IntelliGuide PSI, Adductoplasty and biologics. See everything this validator covers

This validator models Treace bunion procedure orders, not just the scenarios shown below. Items marked with an asterisk are illustrative.

  • Procedures — Lapiplasty (with optional Adductoplasty and the Lightning System instrumentation), Micro-Lapiplasty, Nanoplasty and Percuplasty (with its MIS Power System).
  • Implants and technology — SpeedPlate, SpeedTMT and Lapiplasty plating fixation for Lapiplasty, SpeedPlate MicroQuad for Micro-Lapiplasty, locking fixation for Nanoplasty and self-drilling screws for Percuplasty; FastPitch locking screws; SpeedMTP fusion plates; SpeedAkin implants; IntelliGuide PSI personalized cut guides; CortiFuse flowable cortical fibers and allograft wedges.
  • Quantities and contract — fixation implants, locking screws and loaned instrument sets must cover the feet being treated; the stated implant count is compared with what the order contains; contract terms of 12, 24 or 36 months and Standard*, Preferred* and Strategic* contract tiers with discount limits.

Any Treace bunion procedure order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: prices (contract pricing is not public, so this validator produces no price build-up or line-item quote), hammertoe and other foot and ankle systems, and non-U.S. terms. Rules and contract tiers that Treace has not published are typical for this kind of product; see the fine print at the end of the page.

The AI sales agentBuilds the bunion procedure order from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

7 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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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 caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
Planning guides that exist only for certain procedures and need lead timeOnly with care
Each pairing is a product rule: IntelliGuide PSI for Lapiplasty only, plus a lead-time check against the surgery date. It works, but every new guide or procedure is another set of rules to maintain.		Procedure, guides and days to surgery are in one request and every pairing is checked together.
A procedure that pulls in power equipment, locking screws or fixation of its ownOnly with workarounds
The requirement links the procedure on one line with items on other lines, so it needs cross-line rules that interact with the rest.		Every choice is in one request, so a missing or mismatched item is found whichever order the choices arrive in.
Fixation implants, locking screws and instrument sets that must cover the feet treatedOnly with care
The needed quantities depend on the number of feet and on other choices such as an added Adductoplasty; each needs its own calculation and comparison.		Required quantities are computed on every call and compared with the order.
A stated implant count that must match the orderOnly with care
A stated figure is a free-entry field; a rule can compare it with a computed total, but someone has to write and maintain that comparison.		The stated figure travels with the order and is compared with the computed total on every call.
Discounts above the contract tier and limited-release instruments that need sign-offOnly with workarounds
Approval routing usually lives in a separate workflow, so the order can leave the rep before the approval is raised.		The verdict says needs approval and lists each reason on the same call.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly 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.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the order; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1The fixation on the order is not the fixation used with the selected procedure.
2Adductoplasty is ordered together with the Lapiplasty procedure, and the order has a different procedure.
3IntelliGuide PSI cut guides are made for Lapiplasty and Adductoplasty procedures, and the order has a different procedure.
4Personalized IntelliGuide PSI guides are planned and printed for each patient, and surgery is 10 days away; at least 14 days are needed.
5The Lapiplasty Lightning System is in limited release ahead of full commercialization, so availability needs to be confirmed with the territory manager.
6The Lapiplasty Lightning System is Lapiplasty instrumentation, and the order has a different procedure.
7Percuplasty uses single-use cutting burrs run by the Percuplasty MIS Power System, and the order does not include it.
82 feet need 2 fixation implants, and the order has 1.
9The SpeedTMT and SpeedMTP implants on the order need 12 FastPitch locking screws, and the order has 8.
104 FastPitch locking screws are on the order, but no SpeedTMT or SpeedMTP implant that uses them.
113 SpeedMTP plates are on the order for 2 feet.
123 SpeedAkin implants are on the order for 2 feet.
13The procedure needs 2 loaned instrument sets, and the order has 1.
14A biologic quantity of 5 is on the order without a biologic product.
15A biologic product is on the order with a quantity of 0.
16An allograft wedge is used in a fusion, and the order has neither a Lapiplasty procedure nor an MTP fusion.
17Contract terms are 12, 24 or 36 months; the order has 18 months.
18A discount of 18 percent is above the 15 percent that the contract tier allows without sign-off.
19A discount of 35 percent is deeper than any contract tier allows.
20The order states 18 implants, but the fixation implants, locking screws, MTP plates and Akin implants on it total 16.
21The order states 14 implants, but the fixation implants, locking screws, MTP plates and Akin implants on it total 16.
22An order for 25 feet is a volume commitment that needs commercial sign-off.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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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.

    
1. Percuplasty order: A Percuplasty order with no MIS Power System, short fixation and a guide it cannot use

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Percuplasty procedure for 2 feet with 3 Percuplasty self-drilling screw fixation implants, with 4 FastPitch locking screws, 1 SpeedMTP plate, 1 SpeedAkin implant and IntelliGuide PSI guides with surgery 30 days away, 2 loaned instrument sets, on a Preferred-tier contract with a term of 24 months and a discount of 10 percent. The order states that it contains 9 implants. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • IntelliGuide PSI is for Lapiplasty and Adductoplasty. IntelliGuide PSI cut guides are made for Lapiplasty and Adductoplasty procedures, and the order has a different procedure.
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  • Percuplasty needs the MIS Power System. Percuplasty uses single-use cutting burrs run by the Percuplasty MIS Power System, and the order does not include it.
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  • Not enough fixation implants. 2 feet need 4 fixation implants, and the order has 3.
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2. Percuplasty order: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Percuplasty procedure for 2 feet with 4 Percuplasty self-drilling screw fixation implants, with 4 FastPitch locking screws, 1 SpeedMTP plate, 1 SpeedAkin implant and the Percuplasty MIS Power System, 2 loaned instrument sets, on a Preferred-tier contract with a term of 24 months and a discount of 10 percent. The order states that it contains 10 implants. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 2 foot case(s); 2 loaned instrument set(s) needed; the implants on the order total 10.
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3. Lapiplasty with Adductoplasty: A Lapiplasty order with Adductoplasty, short fixation and screws, and guides ordered too late

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Lapiplasty procedure for 4 feet with Adductoplasty with 4 SpeedTMT fixation implants, with 8 FastPitch locking screws, 1 SpeedMTP plate, 1 SpeedAkin implant and IntelliGuide PSI guides with surgery 9 days away, 2 loaned instrument sets, on a Preferred-tier contract with a term of 24 months and a discount of 10 percent. The order states that it contains 14 implants. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • IntelliGuide PSI needs lead time. Personalized IntelliGuide PSI guides are planned and printed for each patient, and surgery is 9 days away; at least 14 days are needed.
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  • Not enough fixation implants. 4 feet need 8 fixation implants, and the order has 4.
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  • Not enough FastPitch locking screws. The SpeedTMT and SpeedMTP implants on the order need 20 FastPitch locking screws, and the order has 8.
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  • Not enough loaned instrument sets. The procedure needs 3 loaned instrument sets, and the order has 2.
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4. Lapiplasty with Adductoplasty: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Lapiplasty procedure for 4 feet with Adductoplasty with 8 SpeedTMT fixation implants, with 20 FastPitch locking screws, 1 SpeedMTP plate, 1 SpeedAkin implant and IntelliGuide PSI guides with surgery 21 days away, 3 loaned instrument sets, on a Preferred-tier contract with a term of 24 months and a discount of 18 percent. The order states that it contains 30 implants. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Discount above the contract tier. A discount of 18 percent is above the 15 percent that the contract tier allows without sign-off.
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  • Order summary. 4 foot case(s); 3 loaned instrument set(s) needed; the implants on the order total 30.
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5. Lapiplasty with Adductoplasty: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Lapiplasty procedure for 4 feet with Adductoplasty with 8 SpeedTMT fixation implants, with 20 FastPitch locking screws, 1 SpeedMTP plate, 1 SpeedAkin implant and IntelliGuide PSI guides with surgery 21 days away, 3 loaned instrument sets, on a Preferred-tier contract with a term of 24 months and a discount of 15 percent. The order states that it contains 30 implants. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 4 foot case(s); 3 loaned instrument set(s) needed; the implants on the order total 30.
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6. Micro-Lapiplasty order: A Micro-Lapiplasty order with Lightning System instruments, a wedge with no quantity and short sets

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Micro-Lapiplasty procedure for 2 feet with 2 SpeedPlate MicroQuad fixation implants, with 4 FastPitch locking screws, 1 SpeedMTP plate and the Lapiplasty Lightning System instruments, and 0 allograft wedges, 1 loaned instrument set, on a Preferred-tier contract with a term of 18 months and a discount of 10 percent. The order states that it contains 7 implants. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Lightning System is Lapiplasty instrumentation. The Lapiplasty Lightning System is Lapiplasty instrumentation, and the order has a different procedure.
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  • Not enough loaned instrument sets. The procedure needs 2 loaned instrument sets, and the order has 1.
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  • Biologic without a quantity. A biologic product is on the order with a quantity of 0.
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  • Contract term not offered. Contract terms are 12, 24 or 36 months; the order has 18 months.
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  • Lightning System is a limited release. The Lapiplasty Lightning System is in limited release ahead of full commercialization, so availability needs to be confirmed with the territory manager.
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7. Micro-Lapiplasty order: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a Micro-Lapiplasty procedure for 2 feet with 2 SpeedPlate MicroQuad fixation implants, with 4 FastPitch locking screws and 1 SpeedMTP plate, and 2 allograft wedges, 2 loaned instrument sets, on a Preferred-tier contract with a term of 24 months and a discount of 10 percent. The order states that it contains 7 implants. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 2 foot case(s); 2 loaned instrument set(s) needed; the implants on the order total 7.
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares an order for a surgery center or hospital: the bunion procedure, its fixation implants and locking screws, planning guides, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the product and ordering rules and returns a verdict, every reason and the figures it computed.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please quote a Lapiplasty procedure for 4 feet with Adductoplasty with 4 SpeedTMT fixation implants, with 8 FastPitch locking screws. The order states that it contains 14 implants. The rest of the request is on screen.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with four findings, all in one answer. Personalized IntelliGuide PSI guides are planned and printed for each patient, and surgery is 9 days away; at least 14 days are needed. 4 feet need 8 fixation implants, and the order has 4. The SpeedTMT and SpeedMTP implants on the order need 20 FastPitch locking screws, and the order has 8. The other one is on screen.
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  6. The validator returned four blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the order are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for fixation implants, locking screws and instrument sets that must cover the feet treated, a rules-based CPQ is error-prone for this.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the fixation implants to 8, the FastPitch locking screws to 20, the days to surgery to 21, the loaned instrument sets to 3, the discount to 18 percent and the stated implants on the order to 30.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. Not blocked, but held for a person.
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  12. The four blocking findings are cleared; one approval remains for a person: discount above the contract tier.
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  13. The agent resubmits once more.
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  14. The revised request. It changes the discount to 15 percent.
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  15. It calls the validator once more.
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  16. This time the validator clears it.
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  17. The earlier finding is cleared, and the validator's figure matches the order.
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  18. Four problems caught in one call, fixed in two passes, and a clean order. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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