Adjacent to a lumbar discectomy, the Barricaid® device is designed to close large defects (>5mm) in the annulus, which often lead to disc reherniation and/or disc collapse. Barricaid is a permanent implant with two components – an occlusion component and an anchor. The occlusion component is comprised of a flexible polymer material designed to prevent reherniation by physically blocking the annulus at the post-surgery defect. The anchor component is comprised of titanium alloy that is placed into either the caudal or cranial-adjacent vertebral body to secure the device in position.
The Barricaid has been studied in a definitive – level 1B evidence – randomized superiority trial with over 550 patients enrolled (clinicaltrials.gov NCT01283438). The study focuses on patient at highest risk of reherniation and reoperation, enrolling only those patients with large defects (width >5 mm). The co-primary endpoints of reherniation and an 8-point composite of safety and effectiveness are evaluated at 2 years, with a parallel cost effectiveness analysis. Peer-reviewed publication of the clinical results is expected in early 2018.
Barricaid is not for sale in the US.http://www.barricaid.com
About the Spinal Market
The Spinal implants and spinal devices market, by technology, includes spinal fusion and fixation, vertebral compression fracture treatment, and motion preservation/non-fusion technologies. On the basis of products, the global spinal implants and spinal devices market is divided into six major segments, namely, thoracic fusion and lumbar fusion devices, cervical fusion devices, spine biologics, vertebral compression fracture treatment devices, motion preservation/non-fusion treatment devices, and spine bone stimulators. Bases on the type of surgery, the global spinal implants and spinal devices market is divided into two segments, namely, open surgery and minimally invasive surgery. The spinal decompression devices market, by type of procedure, covers discectomy, laminotomy/laminectomy, foraminotomy/foraminectomy, facetectomy, and corpectomy procedures.
The Spinal market is expected to reach USD 15.73 Billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 5.6% from 2015 to 2020. As of 2015, North America is estimated to hold the largest share of the global spinal implants and spinal devices market, followed by Europe. However, the Asia-Pacific market is expected to grow at the highest CAGR of 8.2% from 2015 to 2020. A number of factors, including rising healthcare expenditure in developing nations owing to growing income levels, increasing government funding, presence of a large patient population, rising obesity cases, and growing awareness on the newly developed spine treatment techniques and devices are propelling the growth of the spinal implants and spinal devices market in the Asia-Pacific region. However, challenges associated with this market, such as scarcity of expertise and trained healthcare workers and lack of adequate patient awareness restricts the market growth in this region.Source: marketsandmarkets.com