Sam Brusco, Associate Editor05.23.23
Paragon 28 has launched its new Gorilla supramalleolar osteotomy (SMO) plating and Preserve SMO allograft system. The technologies were developed to offer versatility in plate selection and surgical approach for supramalleolar osteotomies.
The system features patent-pending drilling and cutting guides to facilitate repeatable and controlled anterior dome, medial opening, and closing wedge osteotomies. It also has a patent-pending allograft cutting jig designed to shape the Preserve SMP allograft wedge to match the intended correction while reducing the procedure’s time and technicality.
The system includes six plates for anterior or medial approaches as well as multiple spanning distances to accommodate varying correction.
Mark Myerson, MD, Gorilla SMO design surgeon, told the press, "Paragon 28 has introduced an outstanding and precise supramalleolar osteotomy plating system. It is extremely accurate, enabling the surgeon to obtain optimal correction with cutting and drill guides and a truly unique and ingenious way to cut a PRESERVE Allograft Wedge for an opening wedge osteotomy."
Paragon 28’s CEO, Albert DaCosta, added, “Hindfoot deformity correction and arthroplasty are two of the fastest growing segments in the foot and ankle market and the Gorilla® SMO Plating and Allograft System offers surgeons a streamlined and reproducible means to achieve deformity correction while preserving the ankle joint. We are very excited to have a comprehensive system which will allow surgeons to address tibial deformities and stage for total ankle arthroplasty supporting our growing APEX Total Ankle Arthroplasty System.”
Last month, Paragon 28 launched its Phantom metatarsal shortening system that features an intramedullary device for fixation of in-line shortening osteotomies of the lesser metatarsals.
The system features patent-pending drilling and cutting guides to facilitate repeatable and controlled anterior dome, medial opening, and closing wedge osteotomies. It also has a patent-pending allograft cutting jig designed to shape the Preserve SMP allograft wedge to match the intended correction while reducing the procedure’s time and technicality.
The system includes six plates for anterior or medial approaches as well as multiple spanning distances to accommodate varying correction.
Mark Myerson, MD, Gorilla SMO design surgeon, told the press, "Paragon 28 has introduced an outstanding and precise supramalleolar osteotomy plating system. It is extremely accurate, enabling the surgeon to obtain optimal correction with cutting and drill guides and a truly unique and ingenious way to cut a PRESERVE Allograft Wedge for an opening wedge osteotomy."
Paragon 28’s CEO, Albert DaCosta, added, “Hindfoot deformity correction and arthroplasty are two of the fastest growing segments in the foot and ankle market and the Gorilla® SMO Plating and Allograft System offers surgeons a streamlined and reproducible means to achieve deformity correction while preserving the ankle joint. We are very excited to have a comprehensive system which will allow surgeons to address tibial deformities and stage for total ankle arthroplasty supporting our growing APEX Total Ankle Arthroplasty System.”
Last month, Paragon 28 launched its Phantom metatarsal shortening system that features an intramedullary device for fixation of in-line shortening osteotomies of the lesser metatarsals.
