Precision Spine to Introduce New Products at NASS

During this year’s North American Spine Society annual meeting, (Nov. 12-15), in San Francisco, Calif., Parsippany, N.J.-based Precision Spine Inc. plans to roll out several new products.

“We are pleased with the progressive growth we are seeing as a result of our continued focus on providing innovative, effective and efficient solutions for the surgical treatment of spine conditions,” said Rich Dickerson, Precision Spine’s president. “This year we will be introducing the MD-Max ULIF system, which is a versatile, minimally invasive retractor access/fixation system that is designed to enable surgeons to achieve results that are the same as, or better than, those attributed to the gold standard classic open approach.”

According to Dickerson, the system’s surgical approach is designed to be “minimally disruptive” while providing maximum access to the operative site to help to reduce blood loss and optimizing operating room time. Its goals to improve patient mobility and reduce dependence on pain relief medications contrast with percutaneous approaches that can create surgical trauma by puncturing muscle.

Compatible with MD-Max ULIF, the company also will roll out the Extended Tab SureLOK C system featuring breakaway tabs at 10-millimeter increments to permit improved access and an open tulip design for facilitating easier rod insertion.

In addition, the company will introduce an the expansion of its ShurFit PLIF line of convex and lordotic interbody spacers, which are available in 0, 5, 10 and now, 15 degree variations with an aggressive tooth pattern designed to minimize potential for expulsion, a large graft window to enhance the opportunity for successful fusion and a large contact area to optimize vertebral support.

“These new products further complement a growing array of cervical and thoracolumbar spinal technology solutions from Precision Spine,” Dickerson said.

In October, the company received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance and launched its Vault-C anterior cervical interbody fusion device.

The Vault-C is a standalone cervical interbody device intended for use in skeletally mature patients with degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine (C3-T1) at one disc level. Degenerative disc disease is defined as discogenic pain with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies. The Vault-C implants are used with two titanium alloy screws and filled with autogenous bone graft material to facilitate fusion in the cervical spine. The device is placed via an anterior approach at the C-3 to T-1 disc levels.

Precision Spine is a privately held company. In addition to its facility in New Jersey, the company has manufacturing facilities in Pearl, Miss.

If you’re attending NASS, Precision Spine can be found at booth 539.