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NEWLY AVAILABLE, NEWLY APPROVED
Anatomic Femoral Heads
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Stryker® Corporation
announced that its Orthopaedics division
has
received FDA 510(k) clearance for its
advanced bearing system, LFIT™ Anatomic
Femoral Heads with X3® Polyethylene
liners. An advancement in hip bearing
technology, the new implant system
combines Stryker's Low Friction Ion
Treatment (LFIT) technology with Stryker's
X3 advanced bearing technology and
is anatomically sized for more natural
hip performance. The goal of the design
is total hip replacement that minimizes
dislocation and its associated health
care costs, while providing an attractive
alternative to metal-on-metal bearings.
Stryker notes that LFIT Anatomic Femoral Heads with X3 liners provides a combination
of 2 advanced technologies that the company has pioneered. Stryker plans
to initiate the global launch of LFIT Anatomic Heads with X3 liners starting
in September.
For more information, contact
Stryker
2725 Fairfield Road
Kalamazoo, MI 49002
Phone 269-385-2600
Fax 269-385-1062
www.stryker.com
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Modular Hip System
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Smith & Nephew's Orthopaedic Reconstruction division has announced
the launch of the EMPERION™ Modular Hip System for primary and revision
total hip arthroplasty. This system will be available in the United States, Europe,
Australia, and Canada.
Smith & Nephew stresses that a modular hip system offers optimal sizing of
the joint implants and allows for greater flexibility to more accurately match
the implant to a patient's anatomy compared with other systems. The EMPERION
implant uses a titanium press-fit stem. It is the only modular hip system that
can be used with Smith & Nephew's proprietary OXINIUM™ femoral heads.
The EMPERION system builds on the clinical success of older implant designs while providing surgeons with enhanced performance during surgery. Easy-to-use instrumentation and color coding are intended to improve efficiency during the procedure. Innovative features of the implant, such as the Smith & Nephew circulotrapezoidal neck design, were incorporated to allow for a greater range of motion, and the bullet tip shape of the stem was used in order to reduce thigh pain and make insertion of the device easier.
For more information, contact
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
1450 Brooks Road
Memphis, TN 38116
Phone 800-821-5700
www.smith-nephew.com |
Basal Thumb Arthritis Implant Spacer
Small Bone Innovations, Inc. has added the Artelon® CMC
Spacer LG to its line of thumb-base osteoarthritis (OA) treatments.
The Artelon CMC Spacer LG is of similar
design to the Artelon® Spacer CMC-I used primarily to treat basal
thumb OA in women, who make up about 75% of patients for this implant.
The new spacer is essentially an implant for bigger thumb joints.
It is a T-shaped woven construction of biodegradable Artelon® fibers
that acts as a scaffold to preserve the joint and promote bony ingrowth
to support restoration of joint function without harvesting tissue.
The vertical portion of the Artelon
CMC Spacer LG interposes the arthritic
joint between the trapezium and the
first metacarpal. At 2.0 cm, it is twice the length of the
CMC-I. The horizontal 'wings' of the
Spacer, fixed to the trapezium and metacarpal, stabilize
the joint and prevent subluxation.
The wings are 1.5 cm in length and 1.5 cm in width, compared with
the 1.0 cm by 1.0 cm wings of the CMC-I.
Cleared by the FDA in September 2004,
the Artelon Spacer CMC-I has so far been adopted by more than 200
surgeons to treat early-stage basal thumb OA. The CMC-I design was
originally targeted at female patients in Scandinavia, but the company
notes that research within the United States during the past 12 months
has revealed a significant need for the larger implant to treat male
patients.
To learn more, contact
Small Bone Innovations
9951 Business Park Avenue, Suite B
San Diego, CA 92131
Phone 800-778-8837
Fax 858-452-9945
www.totalsmallbone.com
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D-Dimer Testing
Inverness Medical announces that it has improved
the Clearview Simplify D-dimer so that it can now be used with
capillary blood from a finger-prick sample, in addition to whole
blood or plasma. The simple, 2-step 10-minute test includes a built-in
procedural control and can be used in the emergency department
or physician’s office. Inverness Medical points out that
whereas diagnostic imaging procedures required to give definitive
diagnosis of DVT or PE take significant time and resources, Clearview
Simplify D-dimer, in conjunction with a validated pre-test probability
score, such as the Wells Algorithm, can be used to safely rule
out DVT or PE in low-risk patients.
For more information, contact
Medical PD North America
2 Research Way
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone 609-627-8000
Fax 609-627-8013
www.invernessmedicalpd.com
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Shoulder Stabilizer Video
DM Systems has introduced a new video program focusing
on the Cadlow Shoulder Stabilizer. The presentation, which features
2 different video programs, is available on CD and DVD.
The first program focuses on the history,
functionality, and success of the Cadlow Shoulder Stabilizer. Its
inventors explain how the Cadlow Shoulder Stabilizer, unlike tape
or other shoulder braces, offers progressive resistance along with
shoulder protection. The Cadlow inventors created the product specifically
for shoulder subluxations and dislocations. DM Systems stresses
that athletes can maintain their full range of motion when wearing
the comfortable, easy-to-use Cadlow Shoulder Stabilizer.
The second video educates health care
professionals and consumers about how to properly fit the stabilizer
directly to the athlete. The company notes that a new design has
reduced initial fitting time to about 15 minutes. The video reviews
the different components of the Cadlow, including the stepwise
application of the components, and summarizes the proper fitting
techniques.
For a complimentary copy of the Cadlow Shoulder Stabilizer CD or DVD, contact DM Systems or download the videos at www.dmsystems.com/videos.html.
For more information, contact
DM Systems
1316 Sherman
Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone 800-254-5438
Fax 847-328-9561
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Labrum Tear Repair
ArthroCare® Corp. has announced
the launch of its new LabraLock P (PEEK)
Implant—a device that, as part of the company's LabraFix™ System,
is designed to provide orthopedic surgeons with a simpler, faster process for
performing arthroscopic shoulder repairs for patients with labrum tears.
Each year, an estimated 150,000 labrum
repair procedures are done in the United States. LabraLock P is
designed to provide surgeons with a mechanism to transport the
labrum tissue and anchor it back to the shoulder joint with ArthroCare’s
patented TriLock™ suture locking technology.
When used with ArthroCare's SpeedStitch® suturing
device, the LabraLock P becomes a component
of the company's LabraFix™ System,
designed to enable a superior repair,
simplified procedure, and maximum efficiency,
without the need to tie complex surgical knots.
At 3 mm, the LabraLock P's compact
implant design, made of PEEK plastic polymer, is said to
be both MRI- and radiograph-friendly.
To learn more, contact
ArthroCare Corporation
111 Congress Avenue, Suite 510
Austin, TX 78701
Phone 512-391-3900
Phone 512-391-3901
www.arthrocare.
com
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