The device was recently cleared by the FDA, and benefits younger patients seeking a return to active lifestyles who do not want to undergo total shoulder replacement, according to a Feb. 27 news release sent to Becker’s.
The first procedure was performed at University Orthopedics’ East Bay Surgical Center in April. Dr. Paxton has performed several more to date.
Stryker’s Tornier pyrocarbon humeral head is the only pyrocarbon implant cleared for shoulder hemiarthroplasty in the U.S. It was first cleared by the FDA at the end of 2022.
