The CD HORIZON® SEXTANT® Spinal System allows surgeons to deliver and apply screw and rod implants to the posterior (back) of the spine.
Common conditions indicated for this procedure include severe disc degeneration, recurrent disc herniation, misaligned vertebrae, or traumatic fracture. The CD HORIZON® SEXTANT® Spinal System can only be used for conditions affecting the lumbar spine.
Spinal fusion is a process using bone graft to fuse, or "weld", opposing vertebrae together. The surgeon then applies implants, such as screws and rods to the spine. These implants are joined together to maintain stability and are rarely removed. Spinal fusion and implants are used to restore stability to the spine, correct deformity, and bridge spaces created by the removal of damaged spinal elements such as discs.
Traditionally, implants are applied directly to the spine through an open approach requiring incisions up and down the middle of the back. Large bands of back muscles are stripped free from the spine and pulled off (retracted) to each side for visualization of the spine and easy access to the bones. This stripping and retraction can cause considerable recovery pain.
This system, which allows screws and rods to be applied to the spine in a minimally invasive manner, is composed of two main elements.
- Screw extenders are long metal shafts used to deliver and attach screws to the vertebrae through small skin incisions.
- The rod inserter is an arc-shaped arm that swings on an axis and delivers a pre-cut rod through the skin and muscle and into the heads of the implanted screws.
You can find more information on minimally invasive surgical therapies at www.back.com.
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