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Facet Solutions, Inc recently completed evaluation of a new total joint reconstruction system . What are the details of this device, and is it available for clinical use?
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Facet Solutions combined their Anatomic Facet Replacement System (AFRS) with a semi-constrained disc replacement product to create a total joint replacement device for the lumbar spine. The device is a motion preservation system, designed to allow for physiologic movement about the facets and simultaneous replacement the adjacent disc.
“The use of facet replacement in combination with repair of the anterior column of the spine will have dramatic implications on how we treat patients with degenerative diseases of the spine,” stated Mr. Geoff Pardo, President and CEO of Facet Solutions, Inc. “The finite element model shows how properly designed, anatomically shaped implants work in harmony with one another.”
Facet Solutions recently received landmark patent for a combination intervertebral disc-facet replacement prosthesis. Currently, AFRS is approved only as an investigational device in the U.S. The company plans additional clinical trials of the product, but nationwide marketing is not expected to begin for several years.
Source: Facet Solutions (www.facetsolutions.com)
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My wife has 3 level disc degeneration in her lower back, and working on a 4th level, She is 37 yrs old and in good physical shape. Injured working as nurse moving patient. Initially one disc was injured, but work comp had dragged out any approval for surgery and now, I believe that over the last 5 years, the adjacent discs have had to compensate for the bad one and now she has basically 4 bad discs. They say fusion is out because she is so young and ADR is out because they don’t do more than 1 level in the states AND because she has some onset arthritis in the vertebrae which “could weaken the bone and not allow an artificial disc to hold properly” I have routinely looked on the internet for new and inproved procedures, but generally everything is in clinical trials, or work comp insurance won’t pay for a procedure. Can you please send me some details on your Joint Reconstruction System? I of course have questions, first and foremost is, Can it be used on multiple levels? She also has excruciating tightness in her back in addition to the disc pain, is massage a worthwhile remedy for this or is there something out there that i have yet to uncover? Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing from you. By the way, I am deployed to Iraq right now, and my email server limits my correspondance to 2MB per email, both incoming and outgoing.
Thanks again,
Jeff Lundberg