Spinal Stabilization Articles & Analysis
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The device may offer a minimally invasive way to stabilize the spine yet preserve motion. Many patients are extremely interested in less invasive stabilization options that avoid the complications of fusion, so they are attracted to LimiFlex." ...
Empirical Spine, Inc., a company developing advanced solutions for the surgical treatment of spinal disorders, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation (BDD) for its LimiFlex™ Paraspinous Tension Band. ...
Empirical Spine, Inc., maker of the LimiFlex™ Paraspinous Tension Band, today announced initiation of the PMA process for FDA review and approval of the use of the LimiFlex with a decompression for patients suffering from degenerative spondylolisthesis with lumbar spinal stenosis. The Pivotal Trial supporting the PMA compares outcomes of patients who receive ...
The device may offer a minimally invasive way to stabilize the spine yet preserve motion. Many patients are extremely interested in less invasive stabilization options that avoid the complications of fusion, so they are attracted to LimiFlex. ...
This unique approach focuses on restoring stability in flexion while allowing for normal segmental motion and halting progression of the spondylolisthesis. ...
LimiFlex is an investigational device targeting grade 1 lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis patients with spinal stenosis. It is designed to restore natural segmental motion and stability after lumbar decompression by augmenting the posterior tension band. This creates elastic resistance to flexion and maintains lordosis, giving patients the ...
LimiFlex is an investigational device targeting grade 1 lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis patients with spinal stenosis, designed to restore natural segmental motion and stability after an open lumbar decompression by augmenting the posterior tension band. ...
” About LimiFlex The LimiFlex Tension Band is a new, investigational device designed as an alternative to spinal fusion for patients receiving surgical decompression for grade 1 lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis. ...
In my practice, I have seen increased interest in these benefits from both patients and physicians." Traditional means of stabilizing the spine after decompression surgery involve lengthy, invasive procedures that use bone graft material, combined with instrumentation such as pedicle screws and rods, to fuse two or more vertebrae together. The LimiFlex was developed to offer a ...
(HBI), a Nova Scotia-based company specializing in precision assessment of spine and joint-replacement micro-instability, is pleased to announce that Sharp HealthCare (Sharp) will be implementing HBI’s innovative Implant Stability Assessment Kit at their Coronado, California facility. Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit integrated regional health care delivery system ...
HBI is a world leading provider of equipment and services for evaluating orthopaedic and spine implant stability and fixation using proprietary Stereo Radiography (SR) imaging technology (HALIFAX exams). HBI focuses on two clinical problems; early detection of implant loosening for total hip and knee replacements, and quantification of instability of the spinal ...