Wave Issue 0346 01/16/04 Article 1-01

*** Medtronic Announces Next-Generation TSRH-3D Spinal
Instrumentation
(January 12)

Medtronic, Inc. introduced the next generation of TSRH-3DSpinal
Instrumentation, used to stabilize the spine for spinal fusion.

It allows for attachment to the back of the spine from any
direction, angle and height. It can be used to restore the normal
contour, the lumbar spine known as lordosis or “sway back” and
allows for partial correction of spondylolisthesis, or a slippage
of one vertebra forward on another.

It provides a selection of pedicle screws, reduced-volume
connectors, and pre-cut, contoured rods and received 510(k)
clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2003.