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Lumbar decompression instruments
The VertifFlex Totalis™ Direct Decompression System is a set of surgical instruments designed specifically for minimally invasive direct decompressions of the lumbar spine. The system utilizes a proprietary interspinous access platform and includes both reusable and disposable instruments to treat spinal stenosis by removing targeted bone and soft tissue. For more information, visit www.vertiflexspine.com

Meniscal repair device
With the AS Meniscal Repair Device from Covidien, orthopaedic surgeons can perform “all-inside,” minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus in the knee using the “all-suture” method of fixation. For more information, visit www.covidien.com

Unicondylar knee replacement surgery system
Blue Belt Technologies, Inc. has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its NavioPFS™ orthopaedic surgical system for unicondylar knee replacement surgeries. The NavioPFS consists of a three-dimensional camera, a visualization system, and a handheld resurfacing device that provides real-time robotic control of the tip. NavioPFS delivers intraoperative navigation and three-dimensional visualization during surgery based on a seamless computed tomography-free registration process. For more information, visit www.bluebelttech.com

Balloon kyphoplasty system
Ascendx Spine, Inc., has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Ascendx VCF Repair System for vertebral compression fractures. The system enables physicians, including spine surgeons and interventional radiologists, to place a single bolus of bone cement (polymethylmethacrylate) in the center of the vertebra with the balloon still inflated. For more information, visit www.ascendxspine.com

Spine fusion system
DePuy Synthes Spine’s SPOTLIGHT® PL Access System is designed specifically for minimally invasive posterior-lateral fusion. The SPOTLIGHT PL includes a comprehensive set of retractors of various lengths with integrated fiber optic lighting and decortication instruments, designed for use with the company’s VIPER® 3D MIS Correction Set. For more information, visit www.depuy.com

Cervical interbody spacer system
Orthofix’s CONSTRUX® Mini PEEK Titanium Composite™ Spacer System’s porous titanium endplates provide the potential for bony ingrowth that may create a bond between the bone and the implant. The implant also features a PEEK core, which allows for post and intraoperative imaging without the severe image distortion reportedly associated with metal designs. For more information, visit www.orthofix.com

AAOS Now
March 2013 Issue
http://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/mar13/marketplace2.asp

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