ArthroCare Receives FDA Clearance for Vertebral Augmentation Device

ArthroCare, an Austin, Texas-based surgical instrument manufacturer, received FDA clearance for the Parallax Contour vertebral augmentation device used to create a void in the vertebral body, according to a company news release.

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The device can be used during kyphoplasty or other vertebral augmentation procedures to create the void and then fill the void with Parallax Acrylic resin. Contour utilizes a small access needle and is designed to rotate when creating the space.

Read the ArthroCare release on Parallax Contour.

Read other coverage on orthopedic and spine devices:

– 32 Orthopedic and Spine Devices Receive FDA Clearance in August

– ArthroCare Launches Device Collection for Temperature Monitoring During Arthroscopy

– Global Shoulder Replacement Market to Reach $1.1B by 2016

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