05.28.13
Broomfield, Colo.-based Lanx Inc., a spine company focused on spine fusion devices, has launched the Timberline MPF lateral modular plate fixation system. The system is a modular anchored interbody device for lateral fusion. The implant is part of the Timberline system platform, which was launched last year.
“We are excited to bring to market the first modular anchored cage for the lateral approach, expanding the options available to surgeons to achieve optimal fit and stability,” said Dan Gladney, CEO of Lanx. “As thought-leaders across the country adopt our technology, we will continue to introduce new innovations that support this less-invasive fusion technique and help establish Timberline as the most advanced system for lateral interbody fusion.”
The Timberline MPF system features a modular peek intervertebral spacer and a low-profile titanium plate implant with either a two- or four-screw design. The spacer is available in various widths, heights and lengths that can be assembled to multiple plate styles and sizes intraoperatively for customized fit and fixation. The system also includes instrumentation for assembly and implantation to accommodate patient anatomy, according to the company.
“The modular plate allows for tailored fixation based on the specific patient pathology and helps ensure rigid stability at the fusion site by optimizing purchase in the sub-chondral bone of the vertebral body,” said Andrew Cappuccino, M.D., orthopedic surgeon with Buffalo Spine Surgery, Lockport, N.Y. “I like that the system allows me the option of attaching the plate in situ after the peek interbody spacer has been inserted into the disc space. These advanced implant options further enhance the clinical benefits of the Timberline system, with its low-profile, radiolucent retractor and disc preparation instrumentation.”
“The anchored Timberline cage offers a new level of flexibility for the lateral approach, and my initial experiences with the technology have been very positive,” said Hieu Ball, M.D., orthopedic surgeon with California Comprehensive Spine Institute, Walnut Creek, Calif. “The MPF implant is easy to assemble and position, with a single-step cover plate for the prevention of screw back out. The unique design of the plate screw interface allows for cephalad-caudad screw trajectory flexibility through a minimally invasive access work portal, while confining the anterior-posterior trajectory in a safe plane of screw delivery and placement. This feature is a vast improvement over competitive lateral plating systems for direct lateral interbody fusion devices.”
The Timberline portfolio includes rectangular PEEK (polyetheretherketone) interbody devices, a fiber optic lighting system and a low-profile, modular and radiolucent retractor system designed to improve visibility and access to the disc space.
“We are excited to bring to market the first modular anchored cage for the lateral approach, expanding the options available to surgeons to achieve optimal fit and stability,” said Dan Gladney, CEO of Lanx. “As thought-leaders across the country adopt our technology, we will continue to introduce new innovations that support this less-invasive fusion technique and help establish Timberline as the most advanced system for lateral interbody fusion.”
The Timberline MPF system features a modular peek intervertebral spacer and a low-profile titanium plate implant with either a two- or four-screw design. The spacer is available in various widths, heights and lengths that can be assembled to multiple plate styles and sizes intraoperatively for customized fit and fixation. The system also includes instrumentation for assembly and implantation to accommodate patient anatomy, according to the company.
“The modular plate allows for tailored fixation based on the specific patient pathology and helps ensure rigid stability at the fusion site by optimizing purchase in the sub-chondral bone of the vertebral body,” said Andrew Cappuccino, M.D., orthopedic surgeon with Buffalo Spine Surgery, Lockport, N.Y. “I like that the system allows me the option of attaching the plate in situ after the peek interbody spacer has been inserted into the disc space. These advanced implant options further enhance the clinical benefits of the Timberline system, with its low-profile, radiolucent retractor and disc preparation instrumentation.”
“The anchored Timberline cage offers a new level of flexibility for the lateral approach, and my initial experiences with the technology have been very positive,” said Hieu Ball, M.D., orthopedic surgeon with California Comprehensive Spine Institute, Walnut Creek, Calif. “The MPF implant is easy to assemble and position, with a single-step cover plate for the prevention of screw back out. The unique design of the plate screw interface allows for cephalad-caudad screw trajectory flexibility through a minimally invasive access work portal, while confining the anterior-posterior trajectory in a safe plane of screw delivery and placement. This feature is a vast improvement over competitive lateral plating systems for direct lateral interbody fusion devices.”
The Timberline portfolio includes rectangular PEEK (polyetheretherketone) interbody devices, a fiber optic lighting system and a low-profile, modular and radiolucent retractor system designed to improve visibility and access to the disc space.