ZIMMER SPINE LAUNCHES NO-PROFILE CERVICAL DEVICE (Orthopedics This Week)
Zimmer Spine, Inc. has launched a modular, stand-alone cervical device that, the company says offers secure fixation with no profile.
The company is launching the Optio C Anterior Cervical System at the American Association for Neurological Surgeons (AANS) meeting being held April 5-9 in San Francisco. Steve Healy, the company’s president said, “With plate strength equivalent to a traditional cervical plate, stability through a three-screw fixation design, and fusion delivered by a spacer featuring a load-sharing interface, the Optio-C System takes cervical stand-alone devices to the next level,”
Optio-C Anterior Cervical System
The no profile System is comprised of one PEEK IBF Spacer, one Anterior Cervical Plate, and three bone screws. The device is secured by an anti-migration system that is designed to maintain no profile and the system is designed to maximize fusion with a unique load-sharing interface and multiple implant footprints. Because it has no profile, the company says soft tissue irritation is reduced for less invasive ACDF procedures, and it eliminates the need for additional plating when addre...
