Stryker’s Spine Division to Feature Comprehensive Product Portfolio at AANS 2017 Conference
April 21 2017 - 8:04AM
Business Wire
Stryker’s Spine division will exhibit its comprehensive suite of
spinal products at the American Association of Neurological
Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting, April 22–26, 2017, at
the Los Angeles Convention Center (booth No. 1301). This exhibition
includes a number of advanced spinal products and technologies that
Stryker’s Spine division has introduced in the past year. The
company also will offer a Lunch-and-Learn educational program for
AANS members attending the meeting.
“This is an exciting time, both for the field of spinal surgery
and for Stryker’s Spine division,” said Bradley Paddock, President
of the company’s Spine division. “Our expanding portfolio of spinal
procedural innovations and differentiated technologies demonstrates
our commitment to bringing state-of-the-art products to physicians
and their patients. We will continue to increase and strengthen our
leadership position in this segment and are thrilled to showcase
our latest technology advances at the AANS conference.”
Stryker’s Spine division’s products offer advancements for both
traditional and minimally invasive surgical techniques. Recently
introduced technologies that will be highlighted at the meeting
include:
- The Tritanium Posterior Lumbar (PL)
Cage, a 3D-printed interbody fusion device designed to aid in
lumbar spinal fixation for patients with degenerative disc disease,
including up to Grade 1 spondylolisthesis, and degenerative
scoliosis. It is manufactured using Stryker’s proprietary Tritanium
Technology, which allows for the creation of porous structures that
are designed to mimic cancellous bone in pore size, level of
porosity, and interconnectivity of the pores.1 The cage is now
offered in a variety of new sizes, which were introduced at the
2017 AAOS conference in March.
- Aero-C Cervical Stability System
(Aero-C), the only StraightForward anterior cervical discectomy and
fusion (ACDF) device that offers uniform compression across the
interbody space.2 Using Aerofoil™ Compression Technology, Aero-C is
designed to pull the vertebral bodies toward the implant as it is
inserted, creating compressive forces at the implant-to-endplate
interface.2
- Xia CT (Xia 4.5 Cortical Trajectory),
which includes implants and instruments used in less invasive LITe
LIF posterior lumbar interbody fusion procedures for patients with
degenerative disc disease, spondylolisthesis, and trauma. The
cortical trajectory procedure facilitates a smaller midline
incision to help achieve decompression, fixation, and fusion.3 It
also is intended to be more muscle sparing than standard open
procedures that require lateral dissection, and its reduced
incision may allow for more efficient exposure and closure
time.3
- The LITe BIO Delivery System, a
hand-held device used to facilitate delivery of bone graft material
to spinal surgery sites, simplifies graft delivery, accommodates a
surgeon’s preferred graft materials,4 and allows for direct
visualization of graft placement. The unique design of the LITe BIO
Delivery System provides surgeons with a single-handed method to
deliver any type of autograft, allograft, or synthetic bone graft
material without obstructing visibility. The innovative delivery
tool provides tactile, visual, and audible confirmation of bone
graft delivery, and the mallet-free system eliminates the impaction
of bone graft.
Stryker’s Spine division will host the Lunch-and-Learn seminar,
“Tritanium: A Novel Highly Porous Titanium Alloy for Interbody
Fusion Procedures,” Monday, April 24 from 1:10–1:55 p.m. The
seminar will be presented by Matthew J. McGirt, M.D., from the
Department of Neurosurgery at the University of North Carolina.
About Stryker
Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology
companies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make
healthcare better. The Company offers a diverse array of innovative
products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and
Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital
outcomes. Stryker is active in over 100 countries around the world.
Please contact us for more information at www.stryker.com.
References
1. Karageorgiou V, Kaplan D. (2005) Porosity of 3D biomaterial
scaffolds and osteogenesis. Biomaterials, 26, 5474-5491.2.
PROJ0000050417 Aero-C Anchor Induced Compression Testing Design
Iteration Memo3. Lee GW, Son JH, Ahn MW, Kim HJ, Yeom JS. (2015)
The comparison of pedicle screw and cortical screw in posterior
lumbar interbody fusion: a prospective randomized noninferiority
trial. The Spine Journal 15, 1519-1526.4. FDA Cleared Indications
for Use: The LITe BIO Delivery System is intended to deliver
autograft, allograft or synthetic bone graft materials to all
orthopaedic surgical sites.
Stryker Corporation or its divisions or other corporate
affiliated entities own, use or have applied for the following
trademarks or service marks: Aero, Aerofoil, LITe, StraightForward,
Stryker, Tritanium, and Xia. All other trademarks are
trademarks of their respective owners or holders.
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