Aurora Spine Celebrates First APOLLO ACP Surgeries

Spinal surgery technology maker Aurora Spine celebrated the first anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures using its APOLLO anterior cervical plate (ACP) system. Koga Neurosurgery neurosurgeon Dr. Sebastian Koga implanted APOLLO ACP successfully in multiple patients.
 
APOLLO ACP aims to help surgeons preserve skeletal and muscle tissue with streamlined instrumentation and high angulation-option screws. The Hyper-Angulation and Freedom to Angulate screws deliver 32 degrees of total screw angulation. The system’s plates and bone screws are made of titanium alloy with multiple levels and lengths, as well as numerous diameters, sizes, and tip configurations for screws.
 
An integrated locking mechanism blocks screw heads after the device is anchored to the anterior cervical spine.
 
“My first experience with APOLLO was flawless,” Dr. Koga told the press. “I performed three consecutive cases in one day and found the ergonomics, work-flow, and implants to be excellent. I found the plate lordosis, thickness and sizing to be anatomically perfect. A major improvement is the control of screw direction in high-angled screws. New research shows that shorter plates with high-angled screws allow for superior compression, reduced subsidence and improved fusion rates compared to traditional low-angle screws. The APOLLO is the ideal system to achieve this with precise screw insertion, and a superior locking mechanism. My goal is always to minimize disruption of normal anatomy, and this system also achieves that with smooth surface and low profiles. I foresee the APOLLO becoming the standard in my practice.”
 
APOLLO ACP also features large graft windows and implant sizes for one to four-level treatment requirements. It is the latest addition to Aurora’s minimally invasive DEXA product platform.
 
“The initial use of our proprietary APOLLO cervical plate system is a strategic achievement for our company,” said Aurora CEO Trent Northcutt. “We can now provide patients and surgeons with our state-of-the-art cervical plate to work hand in hand with our DEXA Technology cervical spacers we plan to launch shortly.”
 
 “These first procedures with APOLLO are an exciting step forward for the collection of products for our patented DEXA Platform supporting our implants to allow bone density matching,” stated Laszlo Garamszegi, CTO at Aurora. “We are pleased to offer an increasing number of disruptive products in the cervical spine segment.”