Amendia Introduces New Cervical Interbody Device

Amendia, Inc., located in Marietta, Georgia, is a provider of spinal technologies, has launched its latest product, the Ceres C Stand-alone Cervical Interbody. The device is a PEEK interbody spacer combined with a titanium plate and screws. It is designed for anterior cervical interbody fusions in skeletally mature patients with degenerative disc disease with accompanying radicular symptoms at one level from C2-T1.

The cervical interbody utilizes a cam locking mechanism designed to minimize steps and save operating room time. Dual cam locks featured in the titanium plate prevent screw back-out. According to the company description, the combination of the biased screw angles and fixed and variable screw options allows for either a rigid or semi-rigid construct. Multiple sizes and lordotic options are available to help achieve optimal surgical placement.

“The Ceres-C stand-alone device is a simple, no steps wasted method of cervical fixation with a minimal anterior profile. The intraoperative capabilities of the Ceres-C system allow surgeons to make implant and fixation decisions while in surgery thus eliminating multiple sets and trays, ” said Krzysztof Siemionow, M.D., chief of spine surgery and assistant professor of orthopedics and neurosurgery at the University of Illinois Hospital.

Amendia Executive Vice President of Research & Development Lawrence Boyd, Ph.D. said, “The Ceres-C is the latest addition to our comprehensive product offerings. In addition to the potential to reduce operating time, it provides surgeons with a versatile new cervical technology with considerable flexibility and usability in the operating room.”