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NEWLY AVAILABLE, NEWLY APPROVED
Hip Resurfacing
System
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedic Reconstruction division announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the BIRMINGHAM HIP™ Resurfacing system for use in the United States. It is the only FDA-approved hip resurfacing system available for use in the United States.
The BIRMINGHAM HIP Resurfacing system conserves more of a patient’s bone
than does a traditional hip replacement, enabling younger, more active patients
to undergo hip replacement surgery while preserving all future surgery options,
including a primary hip replacement. The manufacturer adds that the design of
the BIRMINGHAM HIP Resurfacing system also offers patients a better range of
natural motion with a reduced risk of dislocation.
To learn more, contact
Smith & Nephew
1450 Brooks Road
Memphis, TN 38116
Phone 800-821-5700
www.
birminghamhipresurfacing.com
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Pyrolytic Carbon Implant
Nexa Orthopedics announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to market its pyrolytic carbon Carpometacarpal Implant (CMI). The Nexa CMI is designed to relieve basal thumb joint pain associated with arthritis while improving the thumb’s range of motion and biomechanical function.
The CMI is intended to replace the proximal end of the first metacarpal for treatment
of rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, or post-fracture
deformation or bone loss.
Nexa will officially launch the CMI in the United States in September 2006 at
the
American Society for Surgery of the Hand conference in
Washington, DC.
For more information, contact
Nexa Orthopedics
10675
Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92121
Phone 800-835-8480
fax 858-866-0661
www.nexaortho.com
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PyroCarbon Foot Implant
| Ascension Orthopedics Inc. has announced it has received
U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for the first PyroCarbon
implant for the foot. The Ascension® PyroSphere® is an innovation
in tarsometatarsal arthroplasty and provides a new option to foot
surgeons. The PyroSphere® is manufactured from the patented material,
On-X PyroSphere® Carbon. The manufacturer notes that this material,
available only to Ascension Orthopedics, offers characteristics superior
to those of other pyrocarbon material and has shown improved wear
qualities
compared with other industry standard
materials, thus enhancing the life of
the implant.
The Ascension® PyroSphere is the first FDA-approved PyroCarbon implant.
For more information, contact
Ascension Orthopedics
8700 Cameron Road, Suite 100
Austin, TX 78754
Phone 512-836-5001
fax 512-836-6933
www.ascensionortho.com
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