ArthroCare, an Austin, Texas-based surgical instrument manufacturer, received FDA clearance for the Parallax Contour vertebral augmentation device used to create a void in the vertebral body, according to a company news release.
The device can be used during kyphoplasty or other vertebral augmentation procedures to create the void and then fill the void with Parallax Acrylic resin. Contour utilizes a small access needle and is designed to rotate when creating the space.
Read the ArthroCare release on Parallax Contour.
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The device can be used during kyphoplasty or other vertebral augmentation procedures to create the void and then fill the void with Parallax Acrylic resin. Contour utilizes a small access needle and is designed to rotate when creating the space.
Read the ArthroCare release on Parallax Contour.
Read other coverage on orthopedic and spine devices:
- 32 Orthopedic and Spine Devices Receive FDA Clearance in August
- ArthroCare Launches Device Collection for Temperature Monitoring During Arthroscopy
- Global Shoulder Replacement Market to Reach $1.1B by 2016