Benvenue enrolled the first patient into the KAST study using the Kiva Vertebral Augmentation System as opposed to balloon kyphoplasty for minimally invasive spine surgery, according to a company news release.
Sean Tutton, MD, FSIR, performed the surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee on a patient suffering from two osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. Dr. Tutton said the patient was discharged two hours after the procedure and was pain free. He has not detected evidence of leakage from the procedure.
The Kiva VCF treatment system is available in Europe. The system uses the PEEK-OPTIMA cylindrical implant inserted in a continuous loop fashion. Bone cement is delivered through the implant's lumen and into the vertebral body.
Read the Benvenue release on the KAST study.
Read other coverage on spine surgery innovations:
- Spine Surgery Research Update: Treatment of Cervical Spine
- Integra LifeSciences Introduces New Retraction System for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Researchers Recommend Angiography After Spine Surgery
Sean Tutton, MD, FSIR, performed the surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee on a patient suffering from two osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. Dr. Tutton said the patient was discharged two hours after the procedure and was pain free. He has not detected evidence of leakage from the procedure.
The Kiva VCF treatment system is available in Europe. The system uses the PEEK-OPTIMA cylindrical implant inserted in a continuous loop fashion. Bone cement is delivered through the implant's lumen and into the vertebral body.
Read the Benvenue release on the KAST study.
Read other coverage on spine surgery innovations:
- Spine Surgery Research Update: Treatment of Cervical Spine
- Integra LifeSciences Introduces New Retraction System for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Researchers Recommend Angiography After Spine Surgery