The FORZA® XP Expandable Spacer System offers titanium alloy expandable interbodies for Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF) and Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) procedures. After insertion into the disc space, the interbodies can be expanded to fit the patient anatomy. Unlike many competitive expandables that trade off graft space in order to stay within the limits of their expansion design, FORZA XP has a large graft window and affords the user the ability to pack the graft window in situ while retaining its expansion capability.
Benefits:
- Minimized insertion height helps to reduce nerve root retraction and minimize impaction force
- Controlled continuous expansion† – not incremental like some competitors
- In situ distraction allows disc height restoration and an optimized fit
- Automatic locking – height stability without an extra locking step
- Anatomic profile – optimal fit within vertebral endplates*
- Inserter stays in place for insertion, expansion, and graft material post packing – fewer passes by the nerve root with instrumentation
- Placement of bone graft after expansion- able to fill the graft window space with implant in situ
*Note: 6.5mm implants do not have anatomic endplates/†Controlled expansion up to 3mm
About Expandable Cages
Expandable interbody cages allow surgeons to go through a small corridor and change the geometry of the cage to correspond to what the patient’s spine requires. These implants may help protect a patient’s nerve roots and other structures in the area near the cage or along the corridor through which they are implanted. Sometimes can be implanted with a minimally invasive surgical procedure.
About Orthofix
Orthofix International N.V. is a global medical device company focused on musculoskeletal healing products and value-added services. The Company’s mission is to improve patients’ lives by providing superior reconstruction and regenerative orthopedic and spine solutions to physicians worldwide. Headquartered in Lewisville, Texas, the Company has four strategic business units: BioStim, Extremity Fixation, Spine Fixation, and Biologics. Orthofix products are widely distributed via the Company’s sales representatives and distributors. For more information, please visit www.orthofix.com.