Launches / Withdrawals

Medtronic, Inc. has used the annual meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons in San Francisco, at which to announce the launch of the first procedure that allows lateral access to the most common operative level of the spine.

Medtronic, Inc. has announced the U.S. launch of its Export Advance aspiration catheter, which it says offers greater power and superior deliverability in coronary artery thrombus removal.

At this week’s North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting the company has introduced its Breiten™ Illuminated Retractor System. The system promises to increase surgical efficiency, reduce operating room time and lessen surgeon fatigue by eliminating or reducing dependence on a headlight

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Binder Biomedical Inc. has announced that its new LOGIC intervertebral body fusion device has been cleared by the FDA. The complete anterior lumbar fixation system will see its initial launch early next year.

Terumo describes its newly launched Azur CX as the first and only Peripheral Coil designed for cross-sectional coverage incorporating the benefits of Terumo® patented hydrogel technology. The hydrogel confers flexibility and swells to stabilise the coil in the vessel.

OrthoSensor™ has announced plans to launch its Verasense™ Knee System in European markets after recently receiving CE Mark approval. Verasense is the first integrated intelligent orthopaedic device to provide surgeons with real-time quantitative data on knee implant positioning, limb alignment and soft tissue balance during total knee replacement surgery.

A.M. Surgical, Inc. has announced the launch of the Stratos™ Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release System. The Stratos™ offers a minimally invasive surgical approach to relieve the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome and results in a smaller incision, less pain and a quicker return to work and normal activities when compared to traditional open carpal tunnel release surgery.

Heart rhythm and home monitoring specialist Biotronik, has gained FDA approval for its Ilesto family of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator/cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (ICD/CRT-D) devices.

Baxano Surgical, Inc. has announced the launch of a novel disposable facetectomy instrument called iO-Tome that it says allows surgeons to perform rapid and safe facetectomies when performing certain interbody spinal fusion procedures.

Cochlear Limited has announced the commercial launch of its Nucleus® 6 Sound Processor in the United States. The company says recipients of its new implant will benefit from a wide range of new design features that are easy to use and designed to fit each person’s lifestyle.

Nitinol staples for extremity fixation are not new, but this one, from Solana Surgical, requires no heat to activate its compressive qualities and is presented in a single-use, all-inclusive sterile pack, which avoids sterile processing and liability costs for the healthcare provider.

K2M, Inc. is focused on minimally invasive spinal surgery and the development of systems to address complex spinal pathologies. The company has chosen this week’s Scoliosis Research Society’s (SRS) 48th Annual Conference in Lyon, France, at which to announce that it has now entered the spinal device market in France.

Smith & Nephew says the US launch of its broad-spectrum antimicrobial DURAFIBER Ag dressing provides clinicians with a different approach to address bacterial contamination posed by medium to heavily exuding wounds.

DePuy Synthes CMF has announced the U.S. launch of new instrumentation that enables less invasive surgical fixation and stabilization of rib fractures. The MatrixRIB™ System offers precontoured, low-profile titanium plates, locking screws and intramedullary splints.

Cook Medical has a new device which it says simplifies percutaneous nephrolithotomy procedures, during which physicians break up and remove large kidney stones. LithAssist™ combines suction control and provides access for a laser fiber and is the first device globally to provide suction control and laser fiber access.