MedShape Solutions, an Atlanta-based orthopedic device company, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its DynaNail Intramedullary Ankle Fusion Nail, according to a company news release.
The device is indicated for use in patients with severely degenerative ankle joints, in the correction of joint deformities and for revision of failed ankle replacements. The device utilizes MedShape Solutions' memory alloy technology, which is able to adapt to environmental changes such as bone resorption in the arthrodesis site.
Surgeons can incorporate the shape memory component of the device by stretching it across the surgical site during the insertion procedure. Then, a nail is fixed in place with screws and the shape memory alloy brings the bones together under sustained compression for long periods of time. The surgeon is able to adjust external fixators during the bone-healing period.
Read the release about DynaNail.
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Surgeons can incorporate the shape memory component of the device by stretching it across the surgical site during the insertion procedure. Then, a nail is fixed in place with screws and the shape memory alloy brings the bones together under sustained compression for long periods of time. The surgeon is able to adjust external fixators during the bone-healing period.
Read the release about DynaNail.
Related Articles on Ankle Devices:
Wright Medical Group Displays New Total Ankle System
IlluminOss Announces Minimally Invasive Ankle Fracture Device
Stryker Launches New Plate Systems for Treating Foot and Ankle Fractures