First Procedures Conducted With OrthoPediatrics’ Spinal Growth Guidance System

OrthoPediatrics Corp. said today clinicians have completed the first U.S. surgeries with the VerteGlide Spinal Growth Guidance System (VerteGlide), used to treat early onset scoliosis (EOS).

“The first procedures with VerteGlide were a great success. For these patients, there is a very limited set of options, and this breakthrough growth guidance system offers a solution for a significant unmet clinical need,” noted Dr. Richard McCarthy, a pediatric orthopedic spine surgeon in Louisville, Ky., who, performed one of the first procedures with Dr. Kent Walker. “This technology will greatly benefit the first patients and many other kids in the future. OrthoPediatrics should feel very proud of the work put into creating this device for the benefit of children”.

As part of OrthoPediatrics’ scoliosis product suite, VerteGlide provides another unique alternative to treat scoliosis that leverages advanced implant and instrument technology. VerteGlide is a scoliosis deformity correction system for early onset scoliosis patients that exhibit some of the most complex spinal pathology.

OrthoPediatrics will feature VerteGlide this month at the the 60th Annual Meeting of the Scoliosis Research Society, and in November at the 19th International Congress on Early Onset Scoliosis meeting.

“By leveraging the knowledge of a first-class surgeon design team that has the most practical knowledge of pediatric spinal growth guidance concepts, this system offers surgeons a unique ability to treat EOS by addressing the most diseased areas of the spinal column,” OrthoPediatrics Scoliosis Division President Greg Odle commented. “The complex nature of EOS demands that surgeons have access to the most cutting-edge technology available. We are pleased to offer the most advanced system on the market and to see the success of the first procedures.”

The VerteGlide Spinal Growth Guidance System is made possible with the Shilla technology licensed from Medtronic. 

Founded in 2006, OrthoPediatrics is focused exclusively on advancing pediatric orthopedics. As such, it has developed a comprehensive product offering to improve the lives of children with orthopedic conditions. OrthoPediatrics currently markets more than 80 products that serve three of the largest categories within the market. This product offering spans trauma and deformity, scoliosis, and sports medicine/other procedures. OrthoPediatrics’ global sales organization distributes products in the United States and over 70 countries outside the United States.