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Spartan Medical and Diamond Orthopedic entered into a strategic partnership to provide sterile faceted implant technology to Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Medical Centers.
Diamond Orthopedic’s patented faceted screw design allows surgeons to insert screws into bone with less torque, thereby reducing the potential for microfractures. The faceted design exhibits better purchase at the bone-screw interface as compared to traditional, helical screws. The geometry of facets reduces friction during the insertion process and uses the naturally occurring viscoelastic properties of bone to achieve up to 61% better pullout strength two weeks post-surgery versus traditional orthopedic screws as demonstrated in a live tissue study.
Roy Bivens, CEO of Diamond Orthopedic, said, “Our faceted impact technology has proven to be extremely effective in a multitude of extremity applications, inclusive of our most recent product release for multiple applications in hand, such as metacarpal and proximal phalanx, as well as several forefoot applications. Spartan Medical is uniquely positioned to help us reach this market.”
“This elegant technology solves problems for a variety of extremity procedures…simply put, a 50% reduction in insertion torque with a higher pullout strength is the best of both worlds,” said Vince Proffitt, President of Spartan Medical Inc. “This technology adds to Spartan’s extensive sterile single-use product portfolio, with implants and instruments ready off-the-shelf, made in America, and available now to support VA and DoD surgeons at home or abroad.”
Source: Spartan Medical Inc.
Spartan Medical and Diamond Orthopedic entered into a strategic partnership to provide sterile faceted implant technology to Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Medical Centers.
Diamond Orthopedic’s patented faceted screw design allows surgeons to insert screws into bone with less torque, thereby reducing the potential for...
Spartan Medical and Diamond Orthopedic entered into a strategic partnership to provide sterile faceted implant technology to Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Medical Centers.
Diamond Orthopedic’s patented faceted screw design allows surgeons to insert screws into bone with less torque, thereby reducing the potential for microfractures. The faceted design exhibits better purchase at the bone-screw interface as compared to traditional, helical screws. The geometry of facets reduces friction during the insertion process and uses the naturally occurring viscoelastic properties of bone to achieve up to 61% better pullout strength two weeks post-surgery versus traditional orthopedic screws as demonstrated in a live tissue study.
Roy Bivens, CEO of Diamond Orthopedic, said, “Our faceted impact technology has proven to be extremely effective in a multitude of extremity applications, inclusive of our most recent product release for multiple applications in hand, such as metacarpal and proximal phalanx, as well as several forefoot applications. Spartan Medical is uniquely positioned to help us reach this market.”
“This elegant technology solves problems for a variety of extremity procedures…simply put, a 50% reduction in insertion torque with a higher pullout strength is the best of both worlds,” said Vince Proffitt, President of Spartan Medical Inc. “This technology adds to Spartan’s extensive sterile single-use product portfolio, with implants and instruments ready off-the-shelf, made in America, and available now to support VA and DoD surgeons at home or abroad.”
Source: Spartan Medical Inc.
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Julie Vetalice is ORTHOWORLD's Editorial Assistant. She has covered the orthopedic industry for over 20 years, having joined the company in 1999.
