11.18.10
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Titan Spine LLC permission to market its Endoskeleton TO system, a line of interbody fusion products that are placed in the body through a posterior approach. The company plans to launch the product next month.
According to a news release from Titan, the Endoskeleton TO system incorporates the same design features of the company’s cervical, anterior lumbar and transforaminal interbody lumbar fusion (TLIF) devices. The Endoskeleton TO features a rough titanium surface that is amenable to the fusion process. Chad Patterson, director of product development and operations for Titan Spine, said titanium is both durable and integrates easily with bone.
“We chose to use titanium due to its affinity to integrate with bone and its track record of success in other orthopedic applications,” he noted. “We feel the design and composition of our implants help to promote earlier bony ingrowth and stability in comparison to other available materials…”
Other executives called the Endoskeleton TO a “perfect complement” to the firm’s other TLIF system and said it gives surgeons an alternative to traditional approaches to spinal fusion procedures. “The launch of the Endoskeleton TO is a significant milestone in the evolution of the Titan Spine product pipeline,” said Gerald Girasole, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at the Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center in Trumbull, Conn. “The posterior lumbar interbody fusion/oblique design is a perfect complement to the company’s previously-released TLIF system and offers a viable option to spine surgeons who prefer a posterior approach to interbody fusion.”
Posterior lumbar fusion is the most common type of fusion surgery for the lower back. Posterior fusion procedures in the lumbar spine are used to treat spine instability, severe degenerative disc disease, and lower back fractures.
Based in Mequon, Wis., Titan Spine is a 5-year-old privately-owned company that develops interbody fusion implants. Its products include Endoskeleton TT, a transforaminal interbody fusion device for the lumbar spine; and Endoskeleton TA, an anterior interbody fusion device for the lower back.
According to a news release from Titan, the Endoskeleton TO system incorporates the same design features of the company’s cervical, anterior lumbar and transforaminal interbody lumbar fusion (TLIF) devices. The Endoskeleton TO features a rough titanium surface that is amenable to the fusion process. Chad Patterson, director of product development and operations for Titan Spine, said titanium is both durable and integrates easily with bone.
“We chose to use titanium due to its affinity to integrate with bone and its track record of success in other orthopedic applications,” he noted. “We feel the design and composition of our implants help to promote earlier bony ingrowth and stability in comparison to other available materials…”
Other executives called the Endoskeleton TO a “perfect complement” to the firm’s other TLIF system and said it gives surgeons an alternative to traditional approaches to spinal fusion procedures. “The launch of the Endoskeleton TO is a significant milestone in the evolution of the Titan Spine product pipeline,” said Gerald Girasole, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at the Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center in Trumbull, Conn. “The posterior lumbar interbody fusion/oblique design is a perfect complement to the company’s previously-released TLIF system and offers a viable option to spine surgeons who prefer a posterior approach to interbody fusion.”
Posterior lumbar fusion is the most common type of fusion surgery for the lower back. Posterior fusion procedures in the lumbar spine are used to treat spine instability, severe degenerative disc disease, and lower back fractures.
Based in Mequon, Wis., Titan Spine is a 5-year-old privately-owned company that develops interbody fusion implants. Its products include Endoskeleton TT, a transforaminal interbody fusion device for the lumbar spine; and Endoskeleton TA, an anterior interbody fusion device for the lower back.