RTI Surgical Unveils Allowedge Bicortical Bone Wedges

RTI Surgical Inc. has introduced its new Allowedge bicortical bone wedges and instrumentation set at the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) annual scientific meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii this week. Allowedge grafts offer surgeons an alternative option for opening wedge osteotomies in the foot and ankle.

The Allowedge bicortical grafts are pre-shaped and designed specifically for Cotton and Evans osteotomy procedures. The instrument set includes a full line of high quality instruments aimed at simplifying the procedure and decreasing overall preparation time.

The Allowedge instrument set includes a wide footprint distractor, featuring a textured surface for a more controlled grip, and osteotomes with a sharp serrated edge, allowing for clean cuts. Also included are trials that match the size and shape of the graft to reduce errors in graft selection, tamps that include a textured surface to reduce slippage when inserting the grafts into place and a mallet that is balanced for control and accuracy.

“The Allowedge grafts and their associated instrumentation showcase RTI’s expertise in both safe, biologic implants and high quality metal instrumentation,” said Brian K. Hutchison, president and CEO of RTI Surgical. “Each instrument in the set was carefully designed based on surgeon feedback, guiding us in creating a more effective way to approach deformity corrections in the foot and ankle.”

RTI Surgical makes biologic, metal and synthetic orthopedic implants and is based in Alachua, Fla.