Centinel Spine in the News: Motion Preservation is the Next Big Thing in Spine Surgery
Source: BONEZONE
… Research has backed motion preservation as a viable — and potentially superior — alternative to fusion. “When you immobilize part of the spinal column that’s meant to move, shear and stress get offloaded to adjacent areas,” said Steve Murray, CEO of Centinel Spine. “That can cause continual disc degeneration and increase the likelihood of additional surgery.”
Centinel Spine’s market research suggests that only 15% of the patients who are candidates for motion-preserving implants in the cervical spine undergo disc replacement surgery. That rate drops to less than 5% in patients who would benefit from motion-preserving surgery in the lumbar region.
“Our goal is to get patients back to the optimal range of motion with a disc replacement,” Murray said. “We want to return patients to a high level of function, so they resume normal life activities without pain, whether that’s tying their shoes or playing a round of golf.”
Murray said that Centinel Spine’s prodisc total disc replacement system features a diverse range of anatomic designs built on a fixed center of rotation that can be tailored to accommodate an individual patient’s distinct anatomy. The company’s latest additions to the system, namely the prodisc C Vivo (featuring a domed design with a spiked endplate) and prodisc C SK (characterized by a flat, short-keeled endplate), offer surgeons the flexibility to opt for the most suitable implant that aligns with the patient’s anatomy, either before or during surgery.
Additionally, prodisc is FDA-approved for cervical and lumbar spine applications, offering a multitude of fitting options for individual patients. The cohesive nature of the system allows surgeons to use the implant that aligns with the patient’s anatomical requirements.
”Our focus lies in enhancing surgical efficiencies within the operating room,” said Steve Sanderson, Vice President of Marketing and Product Development at Centinel Spine. “This entails minimizing the exchange of instruments, which could potentially make for a longer case. Our approach also reduces the extent of bone manipulation that surgeons typically need to perform, reducing the necessity for intricate adjustments to accommodate the implant.
”By affording the flexibility to deploy diverse implants that seamlessly align with each patient’s unique anatomy, we effectively streamline the surgical process, thereby reducing the amount of bone work required,” he added.
Centinel Spine enjoyed record-setting revenue growth and profits in the second quarter of 2023, thanks in part to $17.5 million in worldwide sales of the prodisc system — the highest ever for the company, a 64% growth over the second quarter of 2022 and sequential growth of 24% over the first quarter of 2023. It marked the first time Centinel Spine achieved an EBITA-positive quarter since acquiring the technology from DePuy Synthes in 2017.
The company attributed the overall growth to the U.S. and global releases of the prodisc C Vivo and prodisc C SK in September 2022 and the expansion of the prodisc lumbar total disc replacement business. Nearly 800 procedures were performed with the C Vivo and C SK systems in the second quarter of 2023, driven by a 50% increase in average surgeon users versus the previous quarter…
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