Ascension Orthopedics Debuts Mini Glenoid

Ascension Orthopedics Inc. has announced the market release of the Titan Inset Mini Glenoid, an addition to the Titan Modular Shoulder System for glenoid arthritis.

“We are striving to continually release innovative products into the market place,” said Guy Mayer, president and CEO of Austin, Texas-based Ascension Orthopedics. “We are excited to build on the clinical success of the Titan shoulder line with another addition.”

The Mini Glenoid is available in round and oval designs, allows for less instrumentation in the operating room, and can be used in humeral resurfacing arthroplasty, hemi or total shoulder arthroplasty and press-fit or cemented fracture arthroplasty. In addition, the ease of reproducibility allows for more consistent patient outcomes.

“The Mini Glenoid prosthesis is designed to resurface the central portion of the glenoid as well as load-share with the peripheral glenoid bone, which allows for minimal forces to be transmitted on the edge of the Mini Glenoid prosthesis,” commented Mark Ross, M.B., B.S., F.R.A.C.S., F.A. (ORTHO) A. “These edge forces have been shown to lead to loosening in a standard glenoid.”