Sam Brusco, Associate Editor03.08.22
Spine tech company Life Spine has achieved the first surgical case using its ProLift Lateral Helo Fixated expandable lateral spacer system.
The system offers a “micro invasive” solution for lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF). Its in situ lordotic expansion is from five up to 20 degrees, allowing sagittal balance and lordosis correction. Small starting height options and maximum endplate coverage helps minimize impaction, preserve endplate integrity, and maximize indirect compression.
“The treatment for adjacent segment disease in the lumbar spine continues to evolve and improve,” Dr. Adam Lewis of Jackson Neurosurgery Clinic told the press. “PROLIFT LATERAL HELO FIXATED allows for up to 8mm of expansion and 5-20˚ lordotic expansion. Surgeons can restore sagittal and coronal balance with a short learning curve.”
Other capabilities include in situ graft delivery, post-packing, and ability to collapse and expand to reposition.
ProLife Lateral Helo earned FDA clearance last May.
The system offers a “micro invasive” solution for lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF). Its in situ lordotic expansion is from five up to 20 degrees, allowing sagittal balance and lordosis correction. Small starting height options and maximum endplate coverage helps minimize impaction, preserve endplate integrity, and maximize indirect compression.
“The treatment for adjacent segment disease in the lumbar spine continues to evolve and improve,” Dr. Adam Lewis of Jackson Neurosurgery Clinic told the press. “PROLIFT LATERAL HELO FIXATED allows for up to 8mm of expansion and 5-20˚ lordotic expansion. Surgeons can restore sagittal and coronal balance with a short learning curve.”
Other capabilities include in situ graft delivery, post-packing, and ability to collapse and expand to reposition.
ProLife Lateral Helo earned FDA clearance last May.