Developers: | Orthofix |
Date of the premiere of the system: | February, 2021 |
Branches: | Pharmaceutics, medicine, health care |
2021: Start of sales of the implanted Fitbone system for elimination of deformation of bones in the USA and Europe
In the middle of February, 2021 the Orthofix company released the implanted intramedullyarny system for elimination of deformations of bones of Fitbone in the USA and Europe. A system is intended for lengthening of extremities and correction of deformation of bones of a hip and a shin.
Orthofix is the only orthopedic company offering a complex solution portfolio to both internal, and external fixing for reconstruction of extremities and correction of different deformations, - the president of the company Paul Gonsalves explained in the press release. - We are glad that now our Fitbone system is available in the USA and Europe and gives to surgeons more wide choice in treatment of patients who need correction of deformations and lengthening of extremities. |
Fitbone is a completely implanted system which is installed by means of minimum invasive procedure and includes the implanted intramedullyarny rod, hypodermically implanted receiver and an external control system which allows the patient to manage the Fitbone settings in house conditions.
A system is intended for ensuring exact and controlled lengthening of extremities and from the moment of development was used in the course of more than 3,500 transactions in 15 countries of the world. At the corresponding preoperative planning a system allows to carry out axial and torsion alignment of a bone within the procedure of lengthening of an extremity.
The Fitbone system is included into a portfolio of the orthopedic solutions Orthofix Extremities which includes a computer system of fixing of rings of TL-HEX TrueLok Hexapod System for external lengthening of extremities, the JPS JuniOrtho Plating system with software for digital planning of the transactions OrthoNext and the eight-lamellar Guided Growth System system for correction of angular deformations of growth at children.[1]