ACL Reconstruction Screw
April 12, 2006 10:47 am | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe CALAXO™ Osteoconductive Interference Screw promotes bone regrowth after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The screw is used to secure a graft in ACL reconstruction. Then, over the course of the next 12 months, the screw is resorbed by the body, and compounds within the screw stimulate the natural process of bone formation in its place.
LISTED UNDER: Absorbable Plates & ScrewsHand Fixation System
December 13, 2005 2:06 am | Small Bone Innovations, Llc | Product Releases | CommentsThe SBI Universal Hand System™ (UHS) is a multi-use modular hand fixation system. The UHS materials platform is ‘cold-worked’ 316L stainless steel, consisting of three implant modules (1.5 mm, 2.0 mm, and 2.4mm) with full instrumentation and a K-wire module with color coded titanium wires in various sizes and styles.
LISTED UNDER: Screws and PlatesShape Memory Implants
October 17, 2005 1:08 pm | Intelifuse, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsInteliFUSE has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to distribute shape memory implants for surgeries involving the foot, ankle, hand and wrist. The company is also seeking FDA clearance for surgeries involving the large bones, spine and cranio-maxillofacial areas. One patented device, StimuLINK™, (made of Nitinol, a nickel-titanium alloy) stimulates osteogenesis, the ability of the body to grow new bone.
LISTED UNDER: Spinal Surgery & Fixation ProductsFemoral Positioning Instrument
October 12, 2005 2:34 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe Femur Finder® System is a unique positioning instrument that assures accurate guide wire placement during femoral IM fixation, while minimizing soft tissue trauma. It eliminates the need to “eyeball” the correct femoral entry point. The instrument facilitates aiming, drilling and directing of guide wire accurately into the medullary canal during femoral nailing.
LISTED UNDER: IM RodsMinimally Invasive Spinal Fusion Surgery Systems
April 13, 2005 7:29 am | Depuy Spine, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsWhen used together, the PIPELINE™, CONCORDE™ and VIPER™ Systems provide less invasive access to the spine, controlled placement of an intervertebral spacer, and control during pedicle screw fixation. Each system was specifically designed to enhance a different aspect of minimally invasive spinal fusion surgery.
LISTED UNDER: Spinal Surgery & Fixation ProductsMinimally Invasive Back Therapy System
March 14, 2005 5:09 am | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe ELECTROTHERMAL™ 20S Spine System includes a new multi-functional generator that provides controlled levels of thermal energy for treating chronic lower back pain. The system is designed for use with the company's current minimally invasive therapies and with its new procedure to treat neck and back pain resulting from painful facet (spine) joints.
LISTED UNDER: Spinal Surgery & Fixation Products
