TransCorp Spine Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for the SpinePortTM Spinal Access System for Minimally-Invasive Access and Visualization of the Cervical Spine
TransCorp Spine announced today that it recevied FDA 510(k) clearance for its SpinePort Spinal Access System. The SpinePort System provides direct access and visualization to aide surgeons in treating cervical spine pathologies through a transcorporeal microdecompression procedure. The SpinePort System can also be used to harvest local autograft bone eliminating the need for a second inicision during cervical fusion procedures.
Byron Center, MI, June 14, 2012 --(PR.com)-- TransCorp Spine announced today that it recevied FDA 510(k) clearance for its SpinePort Spinal Access System. The SpinePort System provides direct access and visualization to aide surgeons in treating cervical spine pathologies through a transcorporeal microdecompression procedure. The SpinePort System can also be used to harvest local autograft bone eliminating the need for a second inicision during cervical fusion procedures.
“The clearance of the SpinePort System is an important milestone for TransCorp Spine, surgeons and patients in delivering the benefits of a minimally-invasive, motion-sparring cervical spine procedure,”said Christopher Welch, President and CEO of TransCorp Spine. “It is the first of several products that TransCorp Spine is developing to provide surgeons and patients with an alternative to traditional cervical fusion procedures,” he continued.
Since its initial market introduction in 2011, the SpinePort System has been approved for sale at world-class medical institutions and used by industry-leading spine surgeons across the United States. TransCorp Spine will continue to focus its efforts on expanding the use of the SpinePort System as it continues to commercialize its portfolio of products.
About TransCorp Spine, Inc.
TransCorp Spine is an innovative early-stage, medical device company dedicated to developing minimally-invasive, tissue-saving products and procedures for the treatment of cervical spine pathologies. TransCorp Spine products are designed to enable the surgeon to rapidaly, safely and effectively decompress the cervical spine without the need to perform a discectomy, fusion or arthroplasty offering patients an early return to life activities. For more information, please visit our website at: http://www.transcorpspine.com.
Contact: Christine Moley, 201-699-9222, christine@transcorpspine.com
“The clearance of the SpinePort System is an important milestone for TransCorp Spine, surgeons and patients in delivering the benefits of a minimally-invasive, motion-sparring cervical spine procedure,”said Christopher Welch, President and CEO of TransCorp Spine. “It is the first of several products that TransCorp Spine is developing to provide surgeons and patients with an alternative to traditional cervical fusion procedures,” he continued.
Since its initial market introduction in 2011, the SpinePort System has been approved for sale at world-class medical institutions and used by industry-leading spine surgeons across the United States. TransCorp Spine will continue to focus its efforts on expanding the use of the SpinePort System as it continues to commercialize its portfolio of products.
About TransCorp Spine, Inc.
TransCorp Spine is an innovative early-stage, medical device company dedicated to developing minimally-invasive, tissue-saving products and procedures for the treatment of cervical spine pathologies. TransCorp Spine products are designed to enable the surgeon to rapidaly, safely and effectively decompress the cervical spine without the need to perform a discectomy, fusion or arthroplasty offering patients an early return to life activities. For more information, please visit our website at: http://www.transcorpspine.com.
Contact: Christine Moley, 201-699-9222, christine@transcorpspine.com
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