Highridge Medical has purchased the FlareHawk and Toro expandable interbody fusion systems, along with the LineSider pedicle screw system from Accelus, a provider of expandable spinal implant technology.
This move is intended to enhance Highridge Medical’s capabilities in the expandable interbody market by incorporating Accelus’s Adaptive Geometry implant designs into its existing product range.
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The FlareHawk system is designed with a minimal insertion profile and features controlled in-situ, multiplanar expansion, aimed at restoring foraminal height and sagittal balance while minimising subsidence.
Accelus鈥� Toro system continues to advance multidirectional expandable cage technology and includes new instrumentation.
Additionally, the LineSider modular pedicle screw system offers procedural visibility, according to the company.
Accelus president and CEO Kevin McGann said: 鈥淭he sale of these products to Highridge Medical represents a win for our current surgeon customers and many others who will gain access as a result of Highridge鈥檚 broad sales and distribution network.
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By GlobalData鈥淲e are proud of our clinical outcomes and are confident that Highridge Medical will further elevate and expand the impact of our product portfolio to benefit more surgeons and patients.鈥�
The integration of these products is expected to benefit both hospital and ambulatory surgery centre (ASC) environments.
This acquisition is said to mark a step in Highridge Medical’s strategy to increase its investment in research and development, focusing on both organic growth and the acquisition of inorganic technologies.
Highridge Medical CEO Rebecca Whitney said: 鈥淎s we build out a compelling Highridge product portfolio and deepen our commitment to innovative minimally invasive lumbar spine solutions, we believe these Accelus products are a great strategic fit for our business.
鈥淭his agreement puts the differentiated products Accelus has developed into the hands of our established and comprehensive sales force to serve a broader market, allowing us to bring a more robust portfolio of spine solutions to our current and future surgeon customers and the patients they serve.鈥�
