Spine Wave Launches True Position Pivoting Spacer System

Spine Wave Inc. has officially launched its True Position Pivoting Spacer System in the United States. The company acquired the system from Atlas Spine in February. 

The True Position Pivoting Spacer System is a pivoting “crescent-style” interbody fusion device that is implanted with the widely used transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) technique. Its patented Center Pivot Point technology provides a powerful and controlled mechanical advantage, allowing the surgeon to more easily and accurately insert and then position the interbody spacer. This capability is especially useful for surgeons implanting “crescent” type devices with posterior approaches as an important part of their effort to restore sagittal balance. Additionally, the True Position Pivoting Spacer System can be implanted using minimally invasive techniques. This platform also includes the True Position XL implant, a device designed for posterior procedures but with an implant “footprint” more comparable to that of lateral and anterior devices.
 
“We were very pleased with the feedback from clinicians during the limited release and we are excited to now be in a position to fully launch and support the technology,” said Mark LoGuidice, Spine Wave’s CEO. “The commercial launch of the True PositionPivoting Spacer System significantly strengthens our line of proprietary spinal implant solutions and represents the first of several major product launches Spine Wave expects to deliver over the next 12 to 18 months.”
 
Evalina Burger, M.D., professor and vice chair of Orthopedics at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, said, “As a deformity surgeon, the restoration of sagittal balance is always a primary clinical objective. Placing a crescent shaped spacer in the far anterior column can be an important part of a comprehensive surgical strategy designed to improve sagittal balance. In my experience, the True Position Pivoting Spacer System makes accurate placement of the implant easier and more reproducible. This device has been an important addition to my armamentarium.”
 
Spine Wave’s product portfolio features many technologies including the StaXx IB Expandable Interbody Device and the StaXx XD Expandable Device, which has a seven-year proven track record in posterior surgery. The Leva Interbody Device is an expandable titanium implant that is optimized for ease of insertion and for maximum post expansion bone graft capability. The StaXx IBL Expandable Interbody Device, the Abacus Lateral Spacer System and the XLR II Lateral Access System represent Spine Wave’s offering for the lateral surgical approach. In addition to the expandable spacer technologies, the Sniper Spine System is an MIS screw system and is now complemented with its Sniper Spine System XT extended tab screws and the the Annex Adjacent Level System. Spine Wave also provides the CapSure PS3 Spine System which is proving to be a user friendly, traditional screw system.

Based in Shelton, Conn., Spine Wave develops expandable and other less invasive spinal surgical solutions.