CORELINK LAUNCHES NOVEL SI FUSION STACKABLE GUIDE WIRE (Orthopedics This Week)
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St. Louis-based spinal implant supplier, CoreLink LLC, has just announced the release of the Scaltoff Wire, a patent pending, stackable guide wire for its Entasis Sacroiliac Joint (SI) Fusion System.
“The most significant threat to patient safety in lateral SI joint fusion procedures is the possibility of the guide wire advancing into the sacral foramina and potentially damaging a nerve root,” says Donald Sachs, M.D., a neurosurgeon in Tampa, Florida, in the company’s August 22, 2017 news release. “This is a good response to that common risk. Plus, with this, you don’t have to remove the wire, avoiding the frustrations of finding your path again.”The convertible length wire enables constant control during drilling, tapping, and insertion steps yet can be quickly shortened to accommodate the C-arm in lateral view X-rays.
“The stackable Scaltoff Wires (blunt and trocar) thread onto and off each other, end-to-end, providing adjustable length. Considered to be the stiffest on the market, the extra rigidity of these stainless steel wires further enha...
