Orthopedic implant company 4Web Medical added the Cervical Spine Truss System Integrated Plating Solution to its portfolio of products.
The device contains a plate that mechanically attaches to the interbody fusion device, creating a stable environment to allow fusion to take place, according to a June 19 news release from the company.
Kris Parchuri, DO, an orthopedic spine surgeon at Spine & Orthopedic Specialists in Tulsa, Okla,. and Jason Alder, MD, director of spinal surgery at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Frisco, Texas, completed the first procedures with the device.
4Web Medical also plans to launch its Cervical Spine Truss System with anchor fixation and anchor fixation for Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion devices later this year, the release said.