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Captiva Spine TowerLOX-EXT MIS Extended Tab Pedicle Screw

Captiva Spine Receives Clearance to Market TowerLOX-EXT Extended Tab Pedicle Screws

Jupiter, FL, September 2018 – Captiva Spine, Inc., which designs, manufactures and distributes elegant and intuitive spine fusion solutions announced today it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market TowerLOX-EXT® MIS Extended Tab Pedicle Screw complementing its TowerLOX® MIS Pedicle Screw System.

TowerLOX-EXT MIS Extended Tab Pedicle Screw

TowerLOX-EXT MIS Extended Tab Pedicle Screws provide the narrow insertion of an extended tab pedicle screw and the versatility, reliability, and security of a tower-based MIS pedicle screw.  TowerLOX-EXT’s narrow insertion path coupled with TowerLOX’s patented articulating rod delivery/reduction options expand the capabilities of the system.  Most notably, TowerLOX-EXT allows percutaneous tower attachment after the extended tabs have been removed, establishing a new standard for MIS pedicle screw systems. This is especially important intraoperatively, or for use when extending the fusion at a later date.

Dale Mitchell, President of Captiva Spine, stated “The design rationale and goals developed with our surgeon collaborators guided the creation of TowerLOX-EXT Extended Tab Pedicle Screw.  Our intent was to reduce insertion pathway, eliminate counter-torque wound expansion, and retain the versatility provided by TowerLOX’s unique instrumentation for rod delivery, rod reduction, and spondylolisthesis reduction.”

TowerLOX® MIS Pedicle Screw System already supports MIS, mini-open, and open cases with simple and less invasive rod insertion (using patented Pivotec® Technology) and efficient internal/external rod reduction. TowerLOX-EXT screws provide 15mm of controlled built-in rod reduction above the break-off and in-situ tower attachment capabilities provide a MIS rescue/revision option not available with other extended tab systems.

Captiva Spine’s TowerLOX-EXT MIS Extended Tab Pedicle Screw is one of five new product launches that will be featured at Booth 1649 during the North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting held in Los Angeles, September 26-28, 2018.

Inquiries from tenured distribution professionals looking to partner with a company to build a relationship for the long run are always welcome.

For sales, contact:
Chip Jones, Director of Sales and Marketing
chip.jones@captivaspine.com or 561-277-9480 ext. 725
or via their website www.captivaspine.com/contact-us.

About Captiva Spine, Inc.

As a privately owned medical device organization founded in 2007, Captiva Spine supports spine surgeons, tenured spine distributors, and healthcare facilities in providing patients with progressive spinal care and an obsessive focus on quality.  They strive to create and maintain sincere, honest, collaborative relationships. By valuing their relationships above all else, it fosters the mutual trust and openness needed for Captiva Spine to be a conduit of high quality, smart, elegant, and intuitive patient solutions. As a family of industry professionals, Captiva Spine takes pride in delivering these solutions responsibly and ethically while never losing sight of what they refer to as the Human Factor: Finding the joy in their daily lives and serving the needs of their customers with sincere, professional enthusiasm.

This Press Release can be found at PRWeb.com and is also featured on: OrthoSpineNews, Becker’s Spine Review, Spine-Market.com, TheSpineMarketGroup.com

SmartLOX Cervical Plate and Screws

SmartLOX Cervical Plate System Header Image and Logo

Captiva Spine’s SmartLOX Cervical Plate System Receives Clearance for Enhanced and Patented Screw Locking Mechanism

(SmartLOX™ Cervical Plate System) – Captiva Spine, Inc., a medical device organization dedicated to developing and distributing intelligent and intuitive spine device solutions, announced today it has received 510(K) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market an enhanced cervical plate system with a patented screw locking mechanism. Their SmartLOX Cervical Plate System incorporates a proprietary Nitinol self-locking mechanism, which provides visual, audible, and tactile confirmation of the cervical screw locking.

Dale Mitchell, President and Founder of Captiva Spine said, “We are especially pleased about this SmartLOX Cervical Plate System FDA clearance, as it incorporates our enhanced screw locking mechanism design. This enhancement allows screws to be inserted sequentially, in tandem or independently while ensuring a reliable and easy to use locking mechanism. While we all know timing is everything, we couldn’t be more excited to also say that this improvement has recently been allowed a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.”

The SmartLOX Cervical Plate System has been engineered for ease of use, enhanced control, and predictable performance. In addition to its proprietary self-locking mechanism, SmartLOX Cervical Plate System features large graft/endplate windows for clear visualization, flush/smooth screw head profile, and options for self-tapping, self-drilling, fixed and variable angled screws. Discover more details about SmartLOX™ Cervical Plate System and Captiva Spine’s other high quality and elegant products, such as the Pivotec® TLIF Cage Inserter and TowerLOX® MIS Pedicle Screw System, at their recently re-launched website www.captivaspine.com.

About Captiva Spine, Inc.
Captiva Spine is a privately owned medical device organization founded in 2007. Captiva Spine designs innovative medical and surgical apparatus, appliances, devices and instruments to support spine surgeons, tenured spine distributors, and healthcare facilities.  They strive to provide patients with progressive spinal care devices with an obsessive focus on quality and they create and maintain sincere, honest, collaborative relationships.  Valuing their relationships, above all else, fosters the mutual trust and openness needed for Captiva Spine to be a conduit of smart, elegant, and intuitive patient solutions.  Captiva Spine consults with clients, providing valuable research information related to the design of surgical devices and instruments. Captiva Spine operates as a family of industry professionals that take pride in delivering these solutions responsibly and ethically while never losing sight of what they refer to as the Human Factor: Finding the joy in their daily lives and serving the needs of their customers with sincere, professional enthusiasm. Captiva Spine – Strength Through Connections.

 


 

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This Press Release can be found at PR.com and is also featured on Becker’s Spine, and Healio.

TowerLOX MIS System - PivoRod LP and Inserter

PivoQuik Rod Inserter

Captiva Spine’s TowerLOX MIS Pedicle Screw System Receives Clearance for Enhanced Rod Insertion and Reduction

Captiva Spine, Inc., a medical device organization dedicated to creating and maintaining sincere, honest, collaborative relationships to deliver smart, elegant, and intuitive spinal solutions, announced today it has received 510(K) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its enhanced TowerLOX MIS Pedicle Screw System.

These enhancements to the TowerLOX Pedicle Screw System’s already smooth, reliable and predictable tower system for MIS spine surgery include:

  • PivoQuik™ Rod Inserter (patent pending) and Tower Guide offer simple and quick rod alignment and placement.
  • Modular Open Tower – proprietary locking mechanisms (patent pending) designed to prevent inadvertent tower detachment and allow for rod insertion and visualization through the central shaft of the tower.
  • Reduction Set Screw Driver – allows for rod reduction through the tower without wound expansion while simultaneously driving the set screw thus reducing unnecessary steps.
  • PivoRod LP™ (low profile) – provides efficient rod angle adjustment and “fiddle free” detachment for the inserter.

Captiva Spine continues to add new capabilities to the TowerLOX MIS Pedicle Screw System for surgeons who appreciate controlled, repeatable, and less invasive rod delivery and reduction. Dale Mitchell, President and Founder of Captiva Spine said, “We’ve obsessively invested time collaborating with leading MIS spine surgeons, discovered new resources through our vendor partners, and delivered coordinated enthusiasm through all aspects of this project.” Mitchell also stated that, “During our collaborations with numerous spine surgeons it became very clear that aside from creating a thoughtful and elegant MIS pedicle screw system, it was very important that these enhancements allowed the surgeon to approach challenging surgical situations with confidence.”

Captiva Spine is also excited to present its recently re-designed website www.captivaspine.com, an improved tool for better communication. Inquiries from tenured professionals looking to partner with a company that values integrity, commitment, and collaboration to build a relationship for the long run are always welcome. Captiva Spine can be contacted direct by phone at 561-277-9480 or via their website www.captivaspine.com/contact-us.

About Captiva Spine, Inc.
Captiva Spine is a privately owned medical device organization founded in 2007. Captiva Spine designs innovative medical and surgical apparatus, appliances, devices and instruments to support spine surgeons, tenured spine distributors, and healthcare facilities.  They strive to provide patients with progressive spinal care devices with an obsessive focus on quality and they create and maintain sincere, honest, collaborative relationships.  Valuing their relationships, above all else, fosters the mutual trust and openness needed for Captiva Spine to be a conduit of smart, elegant, and intuitive patient solutions.  Captiva Spine consults with clients, providing valuable research information related to the design of surgical devices and instruments. Captiva Spine operates as a family of industry professionals that take pride in delivering these solutions responsibly and ethically while never losing sight of what they refer to as the Human Factor: Finding the joy in their daily lives and serving the needs of their customers with sincere, professional enthusiasm. Captiva Spine – Strength Through Connections.

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This Press Release can be found at PR.com and is also featured on RYOrtho.comHealio, and Becker’s Spine.