ApiFix: Fusionless Fix For Adolescent Scoliosis
Executive Summary
ApiFix Ltd. says its minimally invasive, fusionless technique for treating adolescent idiopathic scoliosis effectively remedies three hotly contested areas in spine: motion preservation, minimally invasive techniques and deformity correction. The device consists of an implantable ratcheting rod that only increases in length over a short segment of the spine, at the apex of the scoliotic curve, compared to a long segment) required for fusion surgery, and it requires only two pedicle screws to anchor the rod.