Healthcare Industry News: Facet Gun
News Release - October 14, 2009
US Spine Launches Facet Gun MAX
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(HSMN NewsFeed)--US Spine® announced today that it has launched the Facet Gun MAX, the latest evolution of its patented Facet Fixation platform. The Facet Gun MAX offers improved performance and consistency while maintaining core features such as strength, speed and ease of use. The Facet Gun MAX consists of a reusable hand piece with quick-release, disposable implant cartridges.The new Facet Gun MAX enables spine surgeons to lock the facet joint in two simple steps via an easy to use gun-shaped “all-in-one” delivery system, while US Spine’s Facet Bolt, the first and only available locking facet implant, provides the stiffness and strength equivalent to conventional stabilization and fusion devices, but is simpler, faster and less invasive to use. The system is designed to lock a spinal motion segment at risk of instability following laminectomy. Hundreds of thousands of laminectomies are performed in the U.S. annually.
Thanks to the Facet Gun’s simple, intuitive design, a surgeon can lock a spinal motion segment in just minutes rather than the hours required from traditional stabilization methods.
“We believe these new advancements to our technology will enable us to make significant strides in the coming months to perpetuate less invasive treatments and superior alternatives for spine surgery,” said US Spine’s Executive Vice President Paul Sendro. “Throughout the development of our Facet system, we’ve listened and learned from surgeon feedback and have evolved the system to include the features that doctors have asked for, including fewer steps, easier placement, and faster deployment. We believe the new Facet Gun MAX represents the state of the art for facet fixation.
The Facet Gun MAX will be on display and available for hands-on demonstrations at this year’s North American Spine Society Meeting in San Francisco, California in mid-November.
About US Spine: US Spine is a privately held, commercial-stage medical device company focused on the development and commercialization of advanced spinal implant systems with breakthrough technology to address the rapidly increasing spine implant market. US Spine’s development efforts focus on facet technologies that address open, MIS and motion preservation procedures. US Spine is the Leader in Facet Technologies. More information about the Company can be found at http://www.us-spine.com.
Source: US Spine
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