K2M's pedicle screw gains US clearance
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Everest, a pedicle screw developed by K2M (Leesburg, Virginia), has received 510(k) clearance from the US FDA. The top-loading polyaxial pedicle screw system allows multiple levels of fixation rigidity and can be used with titanium ort cobalt chrome rods of two different diameters, 5.5 and 6.0mm. Everest is designed to optimise both osteoporotic and dense bone fixation.