Fusion Surgery Articles & Analysis
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The Case Series, authored by Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, M.D., details a novel endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion technique using the VariLift-LX stand-alone expandable interbody fusion device. This surgical technique guide shows that it is feasible to perform a percutaneous endoscopically assisted transforaminal decompression and fusion ...
The Pivotal Trial supporting the PMA compares outcomes of patients who receive either LimiFlex or transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) after decompression surgery. The trial previously exceeded its target of 135 LimiFlex patients enrolled into the investigational arm and 160 patients enrolled into the control arm of the trial. ...
The trial compares outcomes of patients who receive either LimiFlex or transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) after decompression surgery. The trial has reached its target of 135 LimiFlex patients enrolled into the investigational arm of the trial; the control arm will continue enrolling subjects to its target of 160 patients. ...
The trial compares outcomes of patients who receive either LimiFlex or transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) after decompression surgery. The trial reached its target of 135 LimiFlex patients enrolled into the investigational arm of the trial in December 2019 and the control arm has achieved its target of 160 patients. ...
Recognized with FDA’s Breakthrough Device Designation, LimiFlex has the potential to offer grade 1 degen spondy patients a better solution compared to current options such as fusion. “We believe LimiFlex is an exciting advancement in stabilization surgery that uses a completely different concept for durable motion preservation to better meet the ...
ArrowPhix™ – ExsoMed’s innovative arrow-shaped screw for functional variable angle DIP fusions. The related ArcPhix™ is an angled screw for strong, functional angle DIP fusions. ...
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) supplement, reducing the enrollment requirement for the on-going clinical trial, ASPIRE, for P-15L Bone Graft in a single level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) surgery. “We are pleased to announce FDA approval of an IDE supplement ...
Cerapedics, a private ortho-biologics company, today announced that results from a clinical trial evaluating i-FACTOR Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft in non-instrumented lumbar fusion surgery has been published in the May 2020, Volume 20, Issue 5 print of The Spine Journal as the lead article. ...
The Dynamic Sagittal Tether is intended to be an alternative to spinal fusion, which has persistent and well-documented drawbacks, including being highly invasive and expensive and carrying a high risk of surgery-related complications and re-operations. ...
Minimally invasive (MIS) lumbar fusion has become a popular alternative to traditional methods of lumbar decompression and fusion. When compared with the open technique, the minimally invasive approach can result in decreased pain and blood loss as well as a shorter length of hospitalization. However, the narrower working channel in the MIS technique increases the difficulty of decortication and ...
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) study, to evaluate the safety and efficacy of P-15L Bone Graft for use in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) surgery in patients with degenerative disc disease (DDD). ...
The initiative for the update was led by the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS), with support and participation from other spine surgery societies and Empirical Spine. ...
Awl-in-One Tap is a single-use spinal surgery instrument with disposable neuromonitoring EMG system and digital depth measurement built in. The device, which is under development, is intended to be used when creating a screw hole pathway during posterior pedicle spinal fusion surgeries. “As more and more spine fusion ...
“Our PEEKplus® is a breakthrough innovation in spinal fusion surgery and the result of a collaborative effort among surgeons, researchers, ion beam scientists, and biomedical engineers,” said Stephen M. ...
The 3D GraftRasp System is ideal for use in posterolateral or intertransverse lumbar fusion cases. Posterolateral fusion has long been a standard of care to treat lumbar spine disorders and remains one of the most commonly performed procedures. In open posterolateral lumbar fusion surgery, the transverse processes and facet ...
” “In addition to an anticipated commercial launch in Canada this October, the technology is currently being studied in our FDA IDE study, ASPIRE, targeting lumbar fusions (TLIF), as previously announced. i-FACTOR+ Matrix is the same technology as the P15-L investigational material in the IDE.,” said Jeffrey Marx, Ph.D., President and Chief Operating Officer of ...
Augmedics, a pioneer in augmented reality surgical image guidance, has announced its groundbreaking xvision Spine System has been successfully used for the first time in a spinal fusion surgery in the United States. The system was used in a spinal surgery procedure by Johns Hopkins University surgeons. xvision, the first Augmented Reality ...
Augmedics, a pioneer in augmented reality surgical image guidance, has announced its groundbreaking xvision Spine System has been successfully used for the first time in a spinal fusion surgery in the United States. The system was used in a spinal surgery procedure by Johns Hopkins University surgeons. xvision, the first Augmented Reality ...
Applying these technologies to an entire spine portfolio offers us the potential to offer patients better fixation after fusion surgeries.” – Douglas Pahl, MD, Todd Bonvallet, MD, The Hughston Clinic, Columbus, GA “The FortiCore scaffold has performed well for my patients in lumbar and cervical fusions, providing a large ...
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Pinnacle Spine Group, LLC, a developer of innovative spinal fusion solutions engineered to deliver optimal bone graft volume and graft-to-endplate contact, today announced the launch of its InFill® V2 Lateral Interbody Device. The innovative InFill V2 Lateral Interbody Fusion device features a larger, single graft chamber and a large load-bearing surface area, which helps restore and maintain ...