10.07.13
Jupiter, Fla.-based Atlas Spine Inc. has released its Apelo MIS (minimally invasive surgery) pedicle screw system, which is a spinal implant system designed to treat spinal disorders including degenerative disc disease and deformity.
“The whole idea behind minimally invasive spine surgery is to simplify steps to maximize efficiency and improve outcomes,” said Matt Baynham, co-founder and chief technology officer of Atlas Spine. “Thanks to the expertise and guidance from our surgeon development team, the Apelo MIS System has proven throughout its alpha launch to be much more than a ‘me-too’ system, but instead has provided specific advancements to the current norm in minimally invasive spine surgery.”
Apelo MIS is a next-generation system. The new version features several proprietary features such as a guidewire management system reportedly providing surgeons complete control of their guidewires throughout the pedicle screw preparation and implantation process, and wound retraction capabilities for improved rod targeting and increased visualization all through smaller incisions. These features are designed to shorten surgical time and reduce the exposure to radiation through fluoroscopy for both the surgeon and their patients.
“The MIS Apelo pedicle screw system is unique in its ability to prevent guide wire migration which is essential in minimally invasive spinal surgery,” said John Shiau, M.D., a neurosurgeon with extensive expertise in minimally invasive spine surgery at Staten Island University Hospital. “There are other clever refinements of the instruments that help me perform the surgery quicker and more seamlessly.”
The system also has a selection of proprietary implant options designed to address more complicated pathologies such as spondylolisthesis and hyperlordosis. In situations where reduction of a spinal segment is not an option or too difficult, or when facing a hyperlordotic L5-S1 segment, the rod to screw interface accommodates the saggital misalignment, eliminating the need to bend rods, leave screws proud, or compromise screw purchase.
“It’s very gratifying to see these advancements in action and validated in the surgical setting. One of the most notable attributes of the system is its repeatability regardless of the clinical circumstances,” said Baynham.
Atlas Spine makes spinal implant and instrument systems.
“The whole idea behind minimally invasive spine surgery is to simplify steps to maximize efficiency and improve outcomes,” said Matt Baynham, co-founder and chief technology officer of Atlas Spine. “Thanks to the expertise and guidance from our surgeon development team, the Apelo MIS System has proven throughout its alpha launch to be much more than a ‘me-too’ system, but instead has provided specific advancements to the current norm in minimally invasive spine surgery.”
Apelo MIS is a next-generation system. The new version features several proprietary features such as a guidewire management system reportedly providing surgeons complete control of their guidewires throughout the pedicle screw preparation and implantation process, and wound retraction capabilities for improved rod targeting and increased visualization all through smaller incisions. These features are designed to shorten surgical time and reduce the exposure to radiation through fluoroscopy for both the surgeon and their patients.
“The MIS Apelo pedicle screw system is unique in its ability to prevent guide wire migration which is essential in minimally invasive spinal surgery,” said John Shiau, M.D., a neurosurgeon with extensive expertise in minimally invasive spine surgery at Staten Island University Hospital. “There are other clever refinements of the instruments that help me perform the surgery quicker and more seamlessly.”
The system also has a selection of proprietary implant options designed to address more complicated pathologies such as spondylolisthesis and hyperlordosis. In situations where reduction of a spinal segment is not an option or too difficult, or when facing a hyperlordotic L5-S1 segment, the rod to screw interface accommodates the saggital misalignment, eliminating the need to bend rods, leave screws proud, or compromise screw purchase.
“It’s very gratifying to see these advancements in action and validated in the surgical setting. One of the most notable attributes of the system is its repeatability regardless of the clinical circumstances,” said Baynham.
Atlas Spine makes spinal implant and instrument systems.