LDR Announces FDA Clearance of Its ROI-A ALIF Device

Innovative VerteBRIDGE(TM) Screwless Plating Technology Offers Simple Insertion and Stable Fixation

AUSTIN, Texas--(HSMN NewsFeed)--LDR, a total spine solution company, announced that it received FDA clearance on Feb. 2 to market its ROI-A(TM) implant as an anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) device. Previously cleared in April 2008 as a partial vertebral body replacement, the ROI-A(TM) system incorporates the innovative VerteBRIDGE(TM) screwless plating technology.

The ROI-A(TM) ALIF is a stand-alone implant system with zero profile, self-locking plates designed for initial and long-term stability. The surgical technique is a direct anterior approach, with the curved plates inserted along the sagittal plane thus requiring no additional exposure to the vertebral bodies.

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