The minimally invasive procedure can be as short as 30 minutes and produces up to 90 percent less blood loss than a traditional fusion, according to a June 21 news release. Inspired Spine developed two derivative lumbar fusion techniques from the OLLIF approach: MIS-DLIF and MIS-DTIF.
There have been no deep infections during the first 1,500 procedures, the release said. On average, the OLLIF procedure can save hospitals $9,500 per case.
