Here are five quick notes:
1. More than 25 percent of the 2,000 patients treated received care in 2015. This shows the technologies’ accelerated adoption.
2. The system is designed for young patients with early onset scoliosis as a non-invasive, adjustable distraction technology.
3. The system is magnetically driven with adjustable spinal rods and an external remote control device, eliminating the need for repeat surgeries for distractions, which are typically performed every six months.
4. The technique has been adopted all over the world and drastically reduces hospitalization, neuromonitoring, anesthesia exposure and infection risk.
5. In the past 12 months more than 150 new surgeons began using the system.
“Ellipse’s focus on revolutionizing treatment of children with early onset scoliosis continues,” said Peter F. Sturm, MD, director of the Crawford Spine Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. “I expect that this technology will play a key role in decreasing the number of surgeries these young patients have to undergo. The decrease in surgeries will translate into decreased complication rates and cost.”
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