Orthopedics This Week | December 5, 2017 | Page 20

ORTHOPEDICS THIS WEEK
VOLUME 13, ISSUE 38 | DECEMBER 5, 2017
SPINE
rhBMP-2 Product
Wins Korean Approval
A
product of Korea, judged by the
country’s Ministry of Trade, Indus-
try and Energy to rank among the top
five in global market share within the
next seven years, was recognized by an
awards ceremony in Seoul.
The product is Novosis, a bone graft
infused with a recombinant human
bone morphogenetic protein. It is sec-
ond rhBMP-2 bone graft of its kind,
after Medtronic’s Infuse Bone Graft.
Safety’s approval as Korea’s first rhBMP-
2 bio-fusion device.
The company which developed the
product and is producing it, CGBIO,
said it proved the safety and
efficacy of the drug in 100
Korean patients with severe
lumbar disc herniation, spi-
nal stenosis, spondylolis-
thesis, and spondylolysis.
Novosis had a high rate of
bone formation and a good
safety profile compared to
autologous bone grating,
according to CGBIO.
According to the company, Novosis
gained the Ministry of Food and Drug The company also announced
that it was expanding abroad
starting with the Asian mar-
ket while looking for global
Stryker Spine
Launches Serrato
Pedicle Screw For those who attended the recent
North American Spine Society (NASS)
meeting in Orlando, the new design was
prominently displayed in the booth.
S According to Stryker, “The Serrato ped-
icle screw is the first dual-thread screw
with enhanced cutting flutes (serra-
tions) that are designed
to reduce work by lower-
ing the insertion torque,
and True-Tip geometry,
which allows for precise
insertion and immediate
bone engagement.”
tryker’s Spine division has just
launched its innovative Serrato
pedicle screw.
Serrato pedicle screw / Courtesy of Stryker Spine
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partnerships in Europe and the U.S.
The world market amounts to around
2.6 trillion won ($2.36 billion) and the
domestic market is about 50 billion
won, company officials said. — BY
Courtesy of CGBIO
“We are thrilled to
announce the full com-
mercial launch of the
Serrato pedicle screw
during this important
spinal surgery confer-
ence,” said Bradley Pad-
dock, president of Stryk-
er’s Spine division. “We
have been receiving exceptional feed-
back from our surgeon customers since
the initial launch and are excited to now
make Serrato more broadly available to
surgeons.”
Alexander R. Vaccaro, M.D., Ph.D.,
M.B.A., one of the first surgeons to
integrate Serrato, added, “The Serrato
pedicle system from Stryker has added
a new level of versatility to the arma-
mentarium that a spine surgeon has in
all complex spinal procedures. The new
screw design affords excellent screw
purchase.”
A company representative told
OTW, “A hands-on demonstration
at NASS allowed surgeons to see
how the Serrato pedicle screw is
designed with the goal of reducing
work, increasing speed, and enhanc-
ing surgical efficiency. The response
from surgeons was overwhelmingly
positive.” — EH
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