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Globus Medical announces new articulating expandable spacer

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Globus Medical has announced the launch of Altera, the first minimally invasive, fully articulating expandable spacer for spinal fusion.

The new spacer is designed to restore lordosis and maintain sagittal balance while reducing the challenges of insertion. The product is intended for use in patients with degenerative disc disease at one or two contiguous levels of the lumbosacral spine, according to a company press release.

Altera offers articulation into anterior placement and the option for an 8° or 15° profile angle, and should be used in patients who are skeletally mature and have had at least 6 months of non-operative treatment, according to the release. In addition, these patients may have up to grade 1 spondylolisthesis or retrolisthesis at the involved levels.

Reference: www.globusmedical.com.