LDR, a total spine solution company, introduced its verteBRIDGE? anchoring technology, which features innovative, zero-profile
self-locking anchoring plates designed for initial and long-term
stability. The technology will be incorporated into LDR´s
new stand-alone partial vertebral body replacement devices.
The surgical technique employs a minimally invasive direct anterior
approach, which allows insertion of the curved anchoring plates along
the sagittal plane thus requiring no additional exposure of the
vertebral bodies.
Christophe Lavigne, CEO of LDR, comments, "The
verteBRIDGEâ„¢ technology platform is a very
exciting and innovative achievement for LDR. The technology provides a
unique solution to some of the challenges faced by spine surgeons today.
We believe our verteBRIDGEâ„¢ anchoring
technology has advantages over screw-based systems and will provide
surgeons with a reliable and reproducible solution."
The technology was designed by a global team of surgeons that includes
Prof. Jerome Allain and Dr. Jean Lombard of France, and Drs. Charles
Gordon, Michael Hisey, Vincent Leone, Pierce Nunley, and Jeffrey Phelps
of the United States.
Dr. Pierce Nunley, of the Spine Institute of Louisiana in Shreveport
Louisiana, says "The direct anterior technique
using the curved anchoring plates provides minimal exposure to the
vertebral bodies and easy insertion and placement of the implant and
anchoring plates. With only 2 instruments and 2 steps for insertion of
the device, my time in the operating room is reduced and optimized."
Dr. Jeffrey Phelps, of the Orthopedic Spine Institute in Ft. Worth
Texas, comments "The instrumentation is
simple, easy to use, and is designed to protect vascular structures
during placement of the anchoring plates. In addition, the zero-profile
implant design assures that there is no hardware protruding anterior of
the vertebral bodies, a real benefit for single or multi-level
indications."
Professor Jerome Allain with the University hospital of Henri Mondor in
Paris, adds, "The real benefit of this
innovative technology is the ease with which I can perform the procedure
with minimal exposure and a direct anterior approach."
LDR works closely with surgeons to develop implantable spine systems and
instrumentation that restore optimum stability and mobility to patients
and to make spine surgery more reproducible and easier to perform. More
information on LDR is located at www.ldrholding.com.
Additional information on the verteBRIDGE technology can be found at www.vertebridge.com.
