Medacta Announces First U.S. Surgery Utilizing New Medacta Shoulder System

Medacta Announces First U.S. Surgery Utilizing New Medacta Shoulder System

Medacta is excited to announce  the completion of the first surgery in the United States utilizing its Medacta Shoulder System, performed by Matthew D. Saltzman, M.D., Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. 

 

Medacta’s expansion into the shoulder arthroplasty market continues with the receipt of FDA clearance for the Reverse Shoulder prosthesis. Additionally, the first surgery in the United States utilizing the Medacta Shoulder System was performed by Matthew D. Saltzman, M.D., Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.

The procedure went very well,” said Dr. Saltzman, who specializes in shoulder and elbow surgeries and has been practicing orthopedics for fourteen years. “The Medacta Shoulder System’s instrumentation and implants allow for impressive anatomic restoration, resulting in an efficient surgery and, hopefully, improved patient outcomes.”

The Medacta Shoulder System, is a modular solution that features a broad range of options, including wide-ranging sizes, adjustable offset, and innovative configurations. Developed by a group of experts from the United States, Europe, and Australia, the technology offers the flexibility to move from a hemi-arthroplasty to a total or reverse arthroplasty thanks to its modularity.

The Shoulder System is also supported by the Medacta Orthopaedic Research and Education (M.O.R.E.) Institute’s Clinical Excellence Program, and is part of a multi-center, post-marketing, prospective, open clinical study that will collect clinical and radiological outcomes for the next ten years. “The new Medacta Shoulder System is a continuation of our effort to improve orthopedic implant design and configurability for the benefit of both surgeons and their patients,” said Francesco Siccardi, Executive Vice President of Medacta International. “This latest surgery in the United States marks a milestone for Medacta in line with our company’s patient-centric vision and the same ambition that has helped us become a leader in knee, hip, and spine technology.

Medacta will launch the Shoulder System for the U.S. market at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, which will be held in New Orleans in March 2018. For more information about Medacta, please visit medacta.com or follow @medacta on Twitter.