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Globus Medical launches lumbar interbody fusion spacer

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Globus Medical Inc. announced the launch of Latis, a minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusion spacer for patients with degenerative disc disease.

Inserted through a minimally invasive (MIS) transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) approach, the device expands laterally to provide a footprint and graft volume equivalent to an anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) spacer or lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) spacer. According to a company press release, the Latis spacer provides a large stable footprint and a substantial graft window, benefits typical of an ALIF or LLIF spacer, without requiring anterior access or nerve monitoring, and allows for direct decompression of nerve roots via the MIS TLIF approach.

The 10-mm wide titanium implant can be inserted posteriorly and can expand in situ up to 26-mm square. Designed to reduce subsidence and migration, the spacer has a locking set screw that secures deployment at any position within the expansion range. The Latis system includes customized disc preparation and sizing instruments to simplify the procedure for an efficient MIS TLIF approach, as well as a variety of footprints, heights and lordotic configurations and a single instrument used for insertion, expansion, locking and bone graft delivery.

“This new addition to our MIS portfolio is the first expandable implant on the market to offer the benefits of a traditional anterior implant, without the two-part disruptive surgical procedure,” Andrew Iott, senior vice president of Global Product Development, stated in the release. “Combined with posterior stabilization using our Revolve MIS pedicle screw system, the entire procedure is designed and intended to maximize preservation of the stabilizing muscles of the lower back.”