Orthofix gets 510 clearance for 1st implant of Fitbone Transport & lengthening

Orthofix Medical announced the 510 k clearance and first U.S. implant of the Fitbone Transport and Lengthening System. Used to treat large bone defects in the femur and tibia due to trauma, infectious or malignant conditions, the device is the only intramedullary nail designed to transport or lengthen the bone through a single surgery….The Fitbone(TM) Transport and Lengthening System, used to treat large bone defects in the femur and tibia due to trauma, infectious or malignant conditions, is the only intramedullary nail designed to transport or lengthen the bone through a single surgery. “Patients with defects to the femur and tibia can be difficult to treat and often have undergone multiple prior surgeries,” said Dr. David Frumberg, an orthopedic surgeon and Director of the Limb Restoration and Lengthening Program in New Haven, Conn., who performed the first U.S. implantation. “The Fitbone Transport and Lengthening System is a game-changing new option that enables bone to be transported across the defect, allowing very challenging problems to be treated without multiple follow-up surgeries.”