The PEEK Prevail® Device is designed to help provide stability for spinal fusion after a diseased cervical disc producing neck and/or arm pain is removed during spinal decompression for patients who have had six weeks of non-operative treatment. This system is indicated for single-level use only in the anterior cervical spine from C2 to T1.
The device is manufactured from a medical grade polyetheretherketone (PEEK) polymer with a Nitinol wire locking mechanism and tantalum radiopaque markers to verify placement. The implant has an “I-Beam” shape to ensure strength at the screw interface* with a two screw midline configuration. The system must be used with autograft and with Zephir®System Self-Drilling Screws which protrude through the interbody portion of the device to stabilize the vertebral body while preventing expulsion of the implant.
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Spinal and Biologics is Medtronic’s second largest business, and Medtronic is the world leader in spinal and musculoskeletal therapies. In 2007, Medtronic purchased Kyphon, a manufacturer and seller of spinal implants necessary for procedures like kyphoplasty.In May, 2008, Medtronic Spine agreed to pay the U.S. government $75 million to settle a qui tam (whistleblower) lawsuit alleging that Medtronic committed Medicare fraud. The company was charged with illegally convincing healthcare providers to offer kryphoplasty, a spinal fracture repair surgery, as an inpatient rather than outpatient procedure, thereby making thousands more in profits per surgery. http://www.medtronic.com