Conference delegates are invited to hear Professor Freeman speak at Ranier’s lunchtime workshop entitled: ‘Next Generation Disc Replacements – much more than motion preservation’ on Wednesday 30th May at 12:15 in room G107. Ranier’s booth can be found at: Booth #359.
Professor Brian Freeman MB, BCh, BAO, DM, FRCS (Tr & Orth), FRACS, is Head of Spinal Services, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Research Director, Adelaide Centre for Spinal Research, Professor of Spinal Surgery, University of Adelaide, Senior Visiting Specialist, Women's and Children's Hospital and Chairman of AOSpine Australia and New Zealand. Professor Freeman is a member of Ranier Technology's Scientific Advisory Board.
Ranier Technology, based in Cambridge, UK, is a medical device developer and manufacturer that exploits its proprietary PPM technology to develop innovative and load sharing implants to improve the quality of life of patients.
Ranier’s lead products are a compliant lumbar total disc implant, Cadisc™-L and Cadisc™-C, the company’s replacement disc for the cervical spine. Whilst Ranier’s current focus is on the disc implants, the PPM technology platform is suited to a wide range of orthopaedic applications. Ranier also produces a range of surgical instruments in support of its Cadisc™-L and Cadisc™-C products.
In a ground-breaking development, scientists at Ranier have exploited the elastomeric and load bearing properties of the company’s Precision Polyurethane Manufacturing (PPM) technology to develop an elastomeric replacement disc which more closely mimics the performance of the natural disc.
Ranier’s Cadisc™- L and Cadisc™-C are designed to restore natural motion to the spine, to bear the complex loads encountered in the spine and to reduce patients’ pain, allowing them to regain their former active lifestyles and enjoy a normal quality of life.
Globally, around two million patients are surgically treated every year for lumbar and cervical disc defects, with over 1m receiving a spinal fusion procedure in which the diseased disc is removed and replaced with a rigid fixture which eliminates motion at the operative level. Millions more back and neck pain sufferers are either on pain medication or waiting to be treated.
About Cadisc™-L
Ranier’s Cadisc™- L treats degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, a debilitating condition causing severe back and leg pain which seriously impairs the lives of millions of people.
Ranier received a CE mark for Cadisc™- L in 2010 following a successful European clinical study which showed significantly improved patient outcomes compared to alternative disc replacement treatments. Since then Cadisc™- L has been implanted in many patients in Europe.
About Cadisc™-C
Cadisc™-C is a next generation intervertebral disc designed to restore height and functionality to degenerate discs in the cervical spine. The Cadisc™-C cervical disc is an anatomically shaped, single piece, polycarbonate polyurethane implant with no articulating surfaces and has material properties, including a graduated modulus, which aim to mimic the biomechanical properties of the natural cervical disc.
The innovative design aims to reduce the amount of surgical preparation necessary at the implantation site and promotes maximum stability and resistance to migration.
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For further information please contact:
Louisa Harris, Marketing Communications Manager, Ranier Technology
louisa.harris@ranier.co.uk
+44 1223 707 866
Website: www.ranier.co.uk
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Professor Brian Freeman presents Ranier's Cadisc™ clinical results at Spineweek
11 May 2012
Medical device developer and manufacturer Ranier Technology will be at this year’s Spineweek conference in Amsterdam (28th May–1st June 2012), where Brian Freeman, Professor of Spinal Surgery at Adelaide University, will present the latest clinical study results of the company’s unique, elastomimetic lumbar and cervical replacement disc implants.