Sam Brusco, Associate Editor09.01.22
Stryker has launched the Gamma4 system, the latest generation of its 30-year legacy intramedullary nailing system.
“Since 2004, the Gamma3 System has been the proven work horse of our Trauma business,” Eric Tamweber, VP and GM of Stryker’s Trauma business unit told the press. “But we aren’t proven because we have a legacy; we have a legacy because we are proven. That’s why we’re so excited to introduce Gamma4—an enhanced, modern product that is designed to fulfill our customers’ hip fracture needs.1”
Gamma4 treats stable and unstable fractures as well as stabilizes bones and corrects bone deformities in the intracapsular, trochanteric, subtrochanteric and shaft regions of the femur (including osteoporotic and osteopenic bone).
The system features a Precision pin, which reduces potential for skiving. A redefined nail design features length-dependent RoC, shortened proximal body, and chamfered distal tip with pre-inserted set screw. The nail also has an integrate instrument platform.
“Our design team spent the last decade working to understand how we could enhance the Gamma System based on surgeon experience and feedback,” said James Maxey, M.D., orthopedic surgeon and a design surgeon for Gamma4. “Our goal when designing the Gamma4 system was to make it easier for the surgeon—and better for the patient. Being one of the most commonly used devices to repair a hip fracture, I’m confident that we met our goal of reshaping patient hip fracture care for many years to come.”
“The Gamma4 System features the Precision Pin, which allows me to control the placement of the Lag Screw while having familiar instrumentation to the T2 Alpha System,” added David Forsh, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. “The instrumentation is sleek, the nail design and geometry have been enhanced and the nail facilitates the ease of insertion, which is one of the biggest benefits I have experienced firsthand in the operating room.”
Reference
1 Regling, Matthias. EPS Final Report (D0000205786), Stryker Trauma Kiel, Germany
“Since 2004, the Gamma3 System has been the proven work horse of our Trauma business,” Eric Tamweber, VP and GM of Stryker’s Trauma business unit told the press. “But we aren’t proven because we have a legacy; we have a legacy because we are proven. That’s why we’re so excited to introduce Gamma4—an enhanced, modern product that is designed to fulfill our customers’ hip fracture needs.1”
Gamma4 treats stable and unstable fractures as well as stabilizes bones and corrects bone deformities in the intracapsular, trochanteric, subtrochanteric and shaft regions of the femur (including osteoporotic and osteopenic bone).
The system features a Precision pin, which reduces potential for skiving. A redefined nail design features length-dependent RoC, shortened proximal body, and chamfered distal tip with pre-inserted set screw. The nail also has an integrate instrument platform.
“Our design team spent the last decade working to understand how we could enhance the Gamma System based on surgeon experience and feedback,” said James Maxey, M.D., orthopedic surgeon and a design surgeon for Gamma4. “Our goal when designing the Gamma4 system was to make it easier for the surgeon—and better for the patient. Being one of the most commonly used devices to repair a hip fracture, I’m confident that we met our goal of reshaping patient hip fracture care for many years to come.”
“The Gamma4 System features the Precision Pin, which allows me to control the placement of the Lag Screw while having familiar instrumentation to the T2 Alpha System,” added David Forsh, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. “The instrumentation is sleek, the nail design and geometry have been enhanced and the nail facilitates the ease of insertion, which is one of the biggest benefits I have experienced firsthand in the operating room.”
Reference
1 Regling, Matthias. EPS Final Report (D0000205786), Stryker Trauma Kiel, Germany
