Percutaneous Interspinous Device

[analgesic]

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Hi everyone,

Here is a new percutaneous interspinous device similar to X-stop. It seems interesting but there is only a limited retrospective case series at this time.
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http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlPrinter=true&xmlFilePath=journals/ijmist/vol2n3/spacer.xml

Any thoughts?

 

[brori]

These will multiply like gremlins. Wonder what the mark up is on these fancy door stops.

 

[brori]

Here's another one.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/43097.php
http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article4232.html
http://www.neurocirugia.com/instrumental/index.php?m=02&y=08&entry=entry080215-183002

 

[analgesic]

Brori,

I am familiar with the Coflex but the new Aperius seems to be the only percutaneous interspinous device currently in practice. Vertiflex is also coming out with a percutaneous device but it still has to undergo FDA testing.
Here is a link if you are interested.

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...rev=/images?q=Vertiflex&gbv=2&um=1&hl=en&sa=N

 

[brori]

Love it. Wonder if spine BMD should be checked prior to deployment. "BMD.....check" "Deployment.....check"

 

[panetrain]

Who is or should be placing these devices? IR, Neuro-ortho/spine, IPM docs?

 

[brori]

Who is or should be placing these devices? IR, Neuro-ortho/spine, IPM docs?

Loaded question. Who should read x-ray? Only radiologists?

 

[mdvol]

love the hammer in those pics from the first link. looks fun.