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Maybe MaXcess split blade spine system. nm

Posted By: M.A. on 2007-08-15
In Reply to: s/l discectomy with Maxis? system - mtmomof3

Subject: Maybe MaXcess split blade spine system. nm

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How about Puno/Winter/Byrd [PWB] transpedicular spine fixation system.
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WAG here but MaXcess? See what I found.
Subject: WAG here but MaXcess? See what I found.

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NuVasive Launches Five New Products


9/27/2005

Source: NuVasive, Inc.

NuVasive, Inc. , a medical device company focused on developing products for minimally disruptive surgical treatments for the spine, announced today the launch of five new products within the Company's MAS™ Platform. The products are the MaXcess™ II retraction system, the CoRoent™ Large Contoured System, the CoRoent™ XLR System, several enhancements to the Company's NeuroVision® nerve avoidance system and ExtendSure, an interspinous dynamic stabilization and fusion product.


MaXcess II™ is an enhancement of the Company's current MaXcess system, with the addition of several features to allow for greater access to the spine. The new product maintains the split-blade design retraction system, providing maximum access to the patient's spine with minimal tissue disruption. MaXcess II features three blades that slide down over NuVasive's NeuroVision® dilators and gently spread apart the patient's tissue. The superior and inferior blades "kick-out" at an angle, spreading the tissue closest to the pathology point further than the original MaXcess system. MaXcess II allows for greater exposure and access to the spine while requiring no greater incision at the skin. MaXcess II also incorporates the Company's NeuroVision nerve avoidance technology within the posterior retraction blade. This allows surgeons to dynamically test for surrounding nerves during the entire procedure, including pedicle screw testing and implant placement. The entire retraction system is also radiolucent, or translucent to X-Rays, allowing the surgeon full view of the pathology point during fluoroscopy.


CoRoent Large Contoured is designed specifically for a transforaminal approach to the lumbar region of the spine, in which the surgeon approaches at an angle through the patient's back. The product features a curved and bullet-nosed design that closely matches the patient's anatomy. The product's large surface area allows for a uniform load distribution.


CoRoent XLR is designed for an anterior or anterolateral approach to the lumbar region of the spine and features a wide, rounded surface area to maximize the implant's contact with the anatomy.


The CoRoent Large Contoured Implant and CoRoent XLR Systems are specially designed to allow for simplicity of surgeon placement and proper anatomical fit in the spine. Both systems are radiolucent, giving the surgeon a full view of the anatomy during surgery and include radio dense titanium markers, enabling the surgeon to visually confirm their correct positioning. CoRoent products are made of PEEK OPTIMA®, a biocompatible polymer commonly used in implantable devices.


NuVasive has also made enhancements to its NeuroVision® nerve avoidance system in the form of a software upgrade and improved nerve monitoring capabilities. The software upgrade incorporates a new graphical user interface that allows for greater ease of use by the surgical staff. NeuroVision® has also been given a new harness and dual electrodes, or redesigned connectors, to streamline the application of surface electrodes that relay muscle activity to the NeuroVision® nerve monitoring system.


NuVasive's ninth and final product launch for 2005, ExtendSure, will be unveiled during its participation in the North American Spine Society's (NASS) 20th Annual Meeting. ExtendSure is an interspinous dynamic stabilization and fusion product that allows decompression through a more natural restoration of the spinal anatomy. ExtendSure's primary indication is for lumbar spinal stenosis.


The launch of these five new products completes the Company's planned launch of nine new products in 2005. The four additional products launched in 2005 include:


* SpheRx™ Dual Ball Rod (DBR™) Minimally Disruptive Fixation System -- a pedicle screw system that allows for instrument-free compression of the vertebrae, minimizes the incidence of tissue trauma associated with rod-overhang and ensures secure rod placement with minimal rod migration;

* SmartPlate Gradient CLP -- a dynamic cervical plate that encompasses a gradient locking mechanism enabling the screws to be progressively resistant to axial compression. This allows the plate to settle in concert with the eventual allograft implant settling that occurs within the disc space over time, offering a better anatomical fit;

* Insulated Pedicle Access System (I-PAS) -- a surgical instrument used in conjunction with NeuroVision to determine the safe, percutaneous approach pathway of a pedicle screw prior to its implantation. I-PAS is the first percutaneous and dynamic neurophysiologic system on the market to continuously monitor and alleviate the risk of neurological injury during pedicle screw placement;

* CoRoent Large Tapered -- shaped to better match the patient's anatomy, CoRoent Large Tapered is designed to be inserted using a patented "Insert and Rotate" technique, which minimizes damage to the surrounding bone. This procedure allows the surgeon to restore height and stability of the spine.


Alexis V. Lukianov, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "The launch of these five innovative products marks the completion of a very successful year of introducing products that continue to place NuVasive at the forefront of providing surgeons with the latest minimally disruptive spine surgery technology. We are particularly excited about the launch of MaXcess II, which we believe provides surgeons with the greatest access to the spine in a minimally disruptive procedure available on the market. We believe MaXcess II will broaden our penetration of the spine market and allows for increased pull-through of our implants such as SpheRx DBR. ExtendSure is a unique product that will be the first of its kind on the market for the indication of lumbar spinal stenosis. ExtendSure will be launched at NASS as a limited release with a full launch anticipated in the first half of 2006. The CoRoent XLR and Large Contoured Systems were designed in response to the demand from spine surgeons for an implant with superior anatomical fit that is simple to position and align. Initial feedback from surgeons on all of the products launched in 2005 has been very positive. We will continue to execute our strategy of introducing new products and making our own products obsolete to stay ahead of the competition with the continued vertical integration of our platform."


NuVasive will have all of the products launched in 2005 on display during its participation in the North American Spine Society's (NASS) 20th Annual Meeting at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA from September 27, 2005 to October 1, 2005. NuVasive's booth number at NASS is #945.


NuVasive Launches Five New Products



9/27/2005

Source: NuVasive, Inc.

NuVasive, Inc. , a medical device company focused on developing products for minimally disruptive surgical treatments for the spine, announced today the launch of five new products within the Company's MAS™ Platform. The products are the MaXcess™ II retraction system, the CoRoent™ Large Contoured System, the CoRoent™ XLR System, several enhancements to the Company's NeuroVision® nerve avoidance system and ExtendSure, an interspinous dynamic stabilization and fusion product.



MaXcess II™ is an enhancement of the Company's current MaXcess system, with the addition of several features to allow for greater access to the spine. The new product maintains the split-blade design retraction system, providing maximum access to the patient's spine with minimal tissue disruption. MaXcess II features three blades that slide down over NuVasive's NeuroVision® dilators and gently spread apart the patient's tissue. The superior and inferior blades "kick-out" at an angle, spreading the tissue closest to the pathology point further than the original MaXcess system. MaXcess II allows for greater exposure and access to the spine while requiring no greater incision at the skin. MaXcess II also incorporates the Company's NeuroVision nerve avoidance technology within the posterior retraction blade. This allows surgeons to dynamically test for surrounding nerves during the entire procedure, including pedicle screw testing and implant placement. The entire retraction system is also radiolucent, or translucent to X-Rays, allowing the surgeon full view of the pathology point during fluoroscopy.


CoRoent Large Contoured is designed specifically for a transforaminal approach to the lumbar region of the spine, in which the surgeon approaches at an angle through the patient's back. The product features a curved and bullet-nosed design that closely matches the patient's anatomy. The product's large surface area allows for a uniform load distribution.


CoRoent XLR is designed for an anterior or anterolateral approach to the lumbar region of the spine and features a wide, rounded surface area to maximize the implant's contact with the anatomy.


The CoRoent Large Contoured Implant and CoRoent XLR Systems are specially designed to allow for simplicity of surgeon placement and proper anatomical fit in the spine. Both systems are radiolucent, giving the surgeon a full view of the anatomy during surgery and include radio dense titanium markers, enabling the surgeon to visually confirm their correct positioning. CoRoent products are made of PEEK OPTIMA®, a biocompatible polymer commonly used in implantable devices.


NuVasive has also made enhancements to its NeuroVision® nerve avoidance system in the form of a software upgrade and improved nerve monitoring capabilities. The software upgrade incorporates a new graphical user interface that allows for greater ease of use by the surgical staff. NeuroVision® has also been given a new harness and dual electrodes, or redesigned connectors, to streamline the application of surface electrodes that relay muscle activity to the NeuroVision® nerve monitoring system.


NuVasive's ninth and final product launch for 2005, ExtendSure, will be unveiled during its participation in the North American Spine Society's (NASS) 20th Annual Meeting. ExtendSure is an interspinous dynamic stabilization and fusion product that allows decompression through a more natural restoration of the spinal anatomy. ExtendSure's primary indication is for lumbar spinal stenosis.


The launch of these five new products completes the Company's planned launch of nine new products in 2005. The four additional products launched in 2005 include:


* SpheRx™ Dual Ball Rod (DBR™) Minimally Disruptive Fixation System -- a pedicle screw system that allows for instrument-free compression of the vertebrae, minimizes the incidence of tissue trauma associated with rod-overhang and ensures secure rod placement with minimal rod migration;

* SmartPlate Gradient CLP -- a dynamic cervical plate that encompasses a gradient locking mechanism enabling the screws to be progressively resistant to axial compression. This allows the plate to settle in concert with the eventual allograft implant settling that occurs within the disc space over time, offering a better anatomical fit;

* Insulated Pedicle Access System (I-PAS) -- a surgical instrument used in conjunction with NeuroVision to determine the safe, percutaneous approach pathway of a pedicle screw prior to its implantation. I-PAS is the first percutaneous and dynamic neurophysiologic system on the market to continuously monitor and alleviate the risk of neurological injury during pedicle screw placement;

* CoRoent Large Tapered -- shaped to better match the patient's anatomy, CoRoent Large Tapered is designed to be inserted using a patented "Insert and Rotate" technique, which minimizes damage to the surrounding bone. This procedure allows the surgeon to restore height and stability of the spine.


Alexis V. Lukianov, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, "The launch of these five innovative products marks the completion of a very successful year of introducing products that continue to place NuVasive at the forefront of providing surgeons with the latest minimally disruptive spine surgery technology. We are particularly excited about the launch of MaXcess II, which we believe provides surgeons with the greatest access to the spine in a minimally disruptive procedure available on the market. We believe MaXcess II will broaden our penetration of the spine market and allows for increased pull-through of our implants such as SpheRx DBR. ExtendSure is a unique product that will be the first of its kind on the market for the indication of lumbar spinal stenosis. ExtendSure will be launched at NASS as a limited release with a full launch anticipated in the first half of 2006. The CoRoent XLR and Large Contoured Systems were designed in response to the demand from spine surgeons for an implant with superior anatomical fit that is simple to position and align. Initial feedback from surgeons on all of the products launched in 2005 has been very positive. We will continue to execute our strategy of introducing new products and making our own products obsolete to stay ahead of the competition with the continued vertical integration of our platform."


NuVasive will have all of the products launched in 2005 on display during its participation in the North American Spine Society's (NASS) 20th Annual Meeting at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA from September 27, 2005 to October 1, 2005. NuVasive's booth number at NASS is #945.


I think a blade size and not a name here, so a 15-0 blade. nm
Subject: I think a blade size and not a name here, so a 15-0 blade. nm

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Lanx Anterior Cervical Plate System is substantially equivalent to. the following device system mark
Subject: Lanx Anterior Cervical Plate System is substantially equivalent to. the following device system marketed by Sofamor/Danek


That is how you would split sm
Subject: That is how you would split sm

it up.  I would question that line of "or she has pain to palpation" or whatever it said.  I am wondering if that is what the dictator really said.  Good luck
MUSE system (medicated urethral system for erections). NM
Subject: MUSE system (medicated urethral system for erections). NM


Does it sound like Ash split?
Subject: Does it sound like Ash split?


I think Split is capitalized also
Subject: I think Split is capitalized also


EXText HELP!!! I have a split
Subject: EXText HELP!!! I have a split

job.  In other words multiple dictations on one voice file.  I do not have my manual and cannot get ahold of anyone.  I'm stuck!


TX!!


Split-thickness skin graft. The doc says...sm
Subject: Split-thickness skin graft. The doc says...sm

"sixteen one-thousands of an inch".  That would be 0.016 inch right?


I thought Ash also, but he is clear as bell all throughout, Alpha Split....I hate this doc...
Subject: I thought Ash also, but he is clear as bell all throughout, Alpha Split....I hate this doc...

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I would say it could be split. It is just giving the version of Verapamil, like ER for extended rele
Subject: I would say it could be split. It is just giving the version of Verapamil, like ER for extended release, or SR for slow release, etc.


C-spine, L-spine, T-spine, unless client allows
Subject: C-spine, L-spine, T-spine, unless client allows


15 blade
Subject: 15 blade

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McIntosh blade
Subject: McIntosh blade

I don't usually do surgery and both are coming up on Google.  Is it MacIntosh or McIntosh blade?  TIA
Miller blade...nm
Subject: Miller blade...nm


Goulian blade
Subject: Goulian blade

x
Beaver blade
Subject: Beaver blade

Per Stedman's Equipment Words book.
Macintosh blade
Subject: Macintosh blade

A s/l 3-0 Macintosh blade was used.

I can't find 3-0 Macintosh blade. Is this correct? TIA.
The 2nd one is probably "bladder blade" (sm)
Subject: The 2nd one is probably "bladder blade" (sm)

still thinking about the first part.
re: lipids adding (s/l five blade)?? TIA
Subject: re: lipids adding (s/l five blade)?? TIA


Eye surgery, _____haber blade
Subject: Eye surgery, _____haber blade

This is on the tip of my tongue but I can't remember it.  It sounds like "zeeg"haber (one word) blade, but he kinds of mushes the first half.  It's for a phaco and trabeculectomy.


Thanks!


In over 20 years I have never heard of a 15-0 blade! Are you sure? nm
Subject: In over 20 years I have never heard of a 15-0 blade! Are you sure? nm

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Super sharp blade?
Subject: Super sharp blade?

Super Sharp?  Supersharp?  Super-Sharp?


TGIF!


s/l beaver blade used in a surgery
Subject: s/l beaver blade used in a surgery


I did see one good hit for catamaran blade.
Subject: I did see one good hit for catamaran blade.

It's not in my oldish ortho book, however.

Patellar Tendon Autograft Harvesting Using a Mini Vertical Incision nterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction .... (B) A catamaran blade is used to harvest the graft. ... Continue distally with the catamaran blade ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0749806300378914 - Similar pages

Google 'RADenoid blade'...(nm)
Subject: Google 'RADenoid blade'...(nm)

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A 15 s/l oh blade was used to make 3 incisions down to the periosteum. nm
Subject: A 15 s/l oh blade was used to make 3 incisions down to the periosteum. nm

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catamaran blade? knee surgery
Subject: catamaran blade? knee surgery

surgery is an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with patella-tendon autograft.
A sterile #15 blade and a s/l carrot were used to debride SM
Subject: A sterile #15 blade and a s/l carrot were used to debride SM

the wound on the left medial ankle as well as the three wounds on the right lower extremity today.
is following his lipids and is considering an addition of a five blade in the near future dependant
Subject: is following his lipids and is considering an addition of a five blade in the near future dependant

upon what his triclyceride level is
dorsal lithotomy position and bladder blade
Subject: dorsal lithotomy position and bladder blade

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"C-spine" (cervical spine) ??
Subject: "C-spine" (cervical spine) ??


There is a Fomon blade that is used in rhinoplasties and other tissue removal as well as making rasp
Subject: There is a Fomon blade that is used in rhinoplasties and other tissue removal as well as making rasps.


Can it be split to be verapamil 240 mg SA, or must it go together verapamil SA 240 mg?
Subject: Can it be split to be verapamil 240 mg SA, or must it go together verapamil SA 240 mg?


system
Subject: system

Below is the paragraph.  Cannot find s/l Nuez, news? 


The patient would like to get his s/l Nuez system again.  This is basically an erectile dysfunction system that I have prescribed before.  It is an older system, but it worked very well for him.  I would much rather him do that than use an oral drug.  So I wrote him for that today as well. 


Thanks in advance.


GPA system
Subject: GPA system

Doc dictates G6, P3, M1, Ab2.  I have been searching and cannot find what 'M' is.  Any help is much appreciated. 
Which system?
Subject: Which system?

Sorry for such a stupid question that I should know, but I am drawing an absolute complete blank on this one (just one of those dementia moments)...In physical exam what system would I list this under.  I'm drawing a blank thinking maybe genitalia, pelvic, rectal or what (none of it looks right to me).  I've been sitting staring at it for about 10 minutes now and have just confused myself.This is the info...


Penis is uncircumcised.  He has a 16-French Foley catheter in place.  There is clear urine output.  Testicles are descended bilaterally.  His prostate is 50 grams and benign.  He has normal sphincter tone.


Thanks much


What system?
Subject: What system?

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Midas system - Thanks!!!
Subject: Midas system - Thanks!!!


TNM staging system per BOS: sm
Subject: TNM staging system per BOS: sm

Arabic numerals on the line and a space after each number. T1 N0 M0


Think you need stomatognathic system. nm
Subject: Think you need stomatognathic system. nm

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Perigee system for SUI. nm
Subject: Perigee system for SUI. nm

nm
Only 1 other report by this MD in system,
Subject: Only 1 other report by this MD in system,

and whoever txd it blanked the same spot in her report.
nervous system
Subject: nervous system

Motor strength *** right. Test on upper and lower extremites were a normal sensory examination to a light touch.  Intact REFLEXES**2+ symmetric.  Events responses were critical, there is notes and comments.---it sounds like the doctor is saying motor strength coming off to the right???? (can that be correct)    the other problem sounds like Intact (relflexy in purse) 2+ cetrum symmatric)???? please help!! and thanks!!   THE DOCTOR IS A REAL MOTOR MOUTH


Might be a 'needleless system." nm
Subject: Might be a 'needleless system." nm

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lift system
Subject: lift system

Could he be saying lymph system?
It IS the LAP-BAND system....SM
Subject: It IS the LAP-BAND system....SM

http://www.lapband.com/


LAP-BAND is trademarked and is the name of the system....


also a total hip system
Subject: also a total hip system