Three patients have received the MAGEC implants, and Ellipse expects three additional remote control adjustments in Jan. 2010 as part of the company’s initial worldwide, multi-center clinical usage study, according to the release.
Ellipse developed the MAGEC Technology for minimally invasive, and ultimately non-invasive, orthopedic deformity prevention and management, according to the release. MAGEC Technology is capable of adjusting (expandable and reversible) implants within the human body from outside the body via remote control.
The first application for this technology is for the treatment of spinal scoliosis in children, according to the release. Currently, the standard treatment for the disorder requires a series of 5-10 highly invasive surgical operations with large surgical incisions and long recovery times performed over a number of years.
With the MAGEC Technology, a single minimally invasive surgical procedure is completed, and then, the physician will dynamically adjust the MAGEC Technology from outside the body via the MAGEC System’s control unit, thus eliminating the need for multiple highly invasive surgical procedures, according to the release.
The MAGEC System is being developed to provide multiple clinical advantages such as spinal motion preservation, no long-term permanent implant, minimal trauma and scarring and short hospitalization times.
Read the release about Ellipse’s MAGEC spinal adjustment system.
