A simple yet comprehensive cervical VBR System that was designed to provide tactile feedback, initial stability, and sagittal balance restoration.
Advantages
Spikes provide initial stability.[1] The oval anatomic shape and waffle pattern increase surface contact while the central hole and fenestrations accommodate bone in-growth.
All these features are thought to work in concert to create a positive bone modeling response for long term fusion and stability.
About Expandable Corpectomy Devices
Each year, there are more than 150,000 spinal fractures in North America*. There is an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 spinal cord injuries every year and approximately 39% of these injuries are cause by motor vehicle accidents4. These non-elective or trauma surgeries sometimes require additional spinal structural support which is when the Expandable Corpectomy Device are used.Another indication or use for these Devices is in the treatment of cancer patients. If the cancer metastasizes or spreads in the spine, the surgeon may opt to remove the affected vertebral bodies and replace them with an Expandable Corpectomy Device.*(http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1264191-overview)
About BBraun
B. Braun’s Aesculap division, which includes Aesculap, Inc., its American unit, is a manufacturer of surgical equipment. It manufactures a range of equipment including sutures, handheld surgical instruments, implants, and electrosurgical devices and powers systems. It also provides training to healthcare workers through its Aesculap Academy.Aesculap was founded in 1867 in Tuttlingen, Germany by Gottfried Jetter. Aesculap, Inc., its American division, was founded 110 years later in 1977 in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. Aesculap AG was incorporated into the B. Braun Group in 1998. http://www.bbraun.com