Exactech: First Implantations of New System (written by Elizabeth Hofheinz @ OTW)
Melting electrons and breaking through to a “first in market” position…Exactech, Inc. has reported the first implantations of its new porous metal acetabular system and novel surgical technique designed to improve the initial stability and long-term biological fixation of hip replacement implants.
Significant innovations in porous material, implant and instrumentation designs enhance the Novation Crown Cup system for primary, complex primary and revision hip arthroplasties. Exactech’s third generation porous material, InteGrip, is manufactured with a titanium alloy through a unique manufacturing method known as Electron Beam Melting. Exactech indicates that it is the first U.S. orthopedic device company to offer FDA-cleared orthopedic implants manufactured through this proprietary process.
Andrew Glassman, M.D. at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, and David Covall, M.D. at Northside Hospital-Forsyth, Atlanta, Georgia, performed the first cases and report excellent experience with the new implants and instrumentation. Exactech says that the Novation system is innov...
