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Medtronic receives FDA clearance for Zevo anterior cervical plate system
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Medtronic recently announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market the Zevo Anterior Cervical Plate System.
The commercially available system can now be used to treat cervical degenerative disc disease, trauma, tumors, deformity, pseudoarthrosis and/or failed previous fusions, according to a company press release.
The system includes the latest technology for anterior cervical discectomy with fusion procedures, featuring shorter plating options coupled with hyper-screw angulations, which allows the physician to select the smallest plate available for a patient.
According to the release, the system has lower-profile plates with minimal thickness of 1.9 mm and 2.1 mm. This enables the surgeon to secure the plate as far from the adjacent disc as possible.
The cervical plate system and bone screw components are intended for anterior interbody screw fixation from C2-T1, according to the release.
Reference: www.medtronic.com.