Award Winning Israeli Spine Company Gets 510(k) Clearance (Bilione Young @ OTW)
NLT SPINE, an Israeli developer of minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) products, has just received FDA 510(k) clearance for its PROW FUSION device. NLT SPINE is a winner of the 2011 Spine Technologies Award, given byOrthopedics This Week during the North American Spine Society conference in November 2011. The judges recognized companies that presented the most innovative and promising products in 2011 to treat back pain.
Invented by Dr. Tzony Siegal, the PROW FUSION device and delivery system are intended to be used for spinal fusion in transforaminal-lumbar interbody fusion TLIF) procedures. The technology allows the surgeon to insert large implants and instruments through a small incision.
Among the attributes of the PROW FUSION, according to the February 1 press release, is a footprint that is larger than existing TLIF devices, which provides greater biomechanical stability and less subsidence postoperatively. Due to the non-linear design, which allows for deployment of the implant within the intervertebral disc space, the implant can be delivered through a small incision with minimal disruption ...
