ulrich medical USA is releasing to the U.S. market its Occipito-Cervico-Thoracic (OCT) System, a low profile, German-engineered spinal implant system designed for the surgical stabilization and fixation of the posterior regions of the spine.
ulrich medical Introduces New Spine Implant
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Company officials describe the neon OCT System as including hybrid occipital plate/rods and straight rods, self-drilling and self-tapping screws, cannulated screws, screw-to-rod connectors, spacers, hooks and rod-to-rod crosslinks. The system also utilizes a 4.5mm titanium alloy rod over market-standard 3.0/3.5mm rods. The neon posted screw design allows for what company officials claim to be optimal screw placement and ease of rod attachment at varying angles, heights and directions to better accommodate patient anatomy and pathology.
“We are very excited to bring the robust and versatile neon OCT Spine System to the U.S. market. This is the only complex spine system in its product class with a 4.5mm rod, which provides for very rigid and strong construct options with optimum adaptability to the anatomy, especially in complex trauma and tumor applications, ” said Erika Laskey, vice president of sales and marketing, ulrich medical USA.
ulrich medical USA, Inc. is a privately held subsidiary of ulrich medical, a medical technology company headquartered in Ulm, Germany. The company is celebrating its 100th year in business.
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This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?
Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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