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21 Executive Brief: The Reform Pedicle Screw System for the treatment of spinal deformities or degenerative disease, utilizes its advanced design Cobalt Chrome tulip head and triple lead thread pattern screw to promote improved strength and faster screw insertion time versus standard designs. These unique features may contribute to shorter operative times, less surgeon fatigue and most importantly, better patient outcomes. Precision Spine... The Next Generation in Spinal Implant Technologies. Precision Spine brings a design driven focus to developing specialized surgical systems that address the unique challenges of spine procedures. The next generation implants and minimally invasive instruments are designed to provide greater efficiency of application and enhanced patient outcomes. • Triple lead thread pattern • Cobalt Chrome tulip head • Low profile with improved strength and versatility • Rod to rod, lateral and parallel offset and domino connectors • Pedicle, laminar and transverse process hooks • Achieve alignment and correction at each level Reform and Precision Spine are trademarks of Precision Spine, Inc. 4039 Copyright ©2014 Precision Spine, Inc. All rights reserved. Precision Spine, Inc. • 5 Sylvan Way, Suite 220, Parsippany, NJ 07054 www.precisionspineinc.com Sponsored by Scoliosis Surgery Technology Advancement — Clinical, Cost & Quality Advantages of Precision Spine's Reform ® System By Laura Miller S pine surgery has become increas- ingly less invasive over the past decade. Even the more complex deformity and tumor cases now have technology allowing surgeons to perform less disruptive procedures, and despite a challenging regulatory environment there is still huge opportunity for growth and in- novation in the spine arena. "Much of the innovation in spinal defor- mity today is geared towards the pediatric population and how to treat patients at a younger age and to improve the success rate in treating spinal deformities," says Krishn Sharma, M.D., a spine surgeon with Scoliosis & Spinal Surgery in White Plains, New York, and a member of the design team for Precision Spine's Reform® Sys- tem. "I think one of the biggest opportuni- ties lies with the aging population. Older patients are healthier and living longer and there will be more patients being treated for spinal deformities over the age of 65. That means more patients with osteope- nia/osteoporosis being treated surgically." Precision Spine is one of the companies to- day making an impact on the spine field by creating products that feature technology and techniques that are designed to be less invasive. The company began its current efforts in the orthopedics and spine market four years ago as a small company design- ing products to differentiate their offering. They moved forward with a design for their triple-lead pedicle screw system with a goal to decrease physician fatigue during long scoliosis and adult deformity procedures. "The triple-lead screw is difficult to man- ufacture, but is designed to provide an advantage for surgeons because every one complete turn with the system equals three turns with the normal pedicle screw system," says James Pastena, Chair- man and CEO of Precision Spine. "When you're placing 20 to 30 screws, that can have a huge impact on surgeon fatigue, OR time and blood loss." Designing the system The system was designed by a team of ex- perts and experienced surgeons ranging from six to forty years of experience with spinal instrumentation. The surgeons had used several systems on the market and brought their positive and negative experi- ences into the development process. "The multiple surgeon input into the screw design and implantation is an- ticipated to make the system more user- friendly and provide universal application for both simple and complex deformities and degenerative disease," says Rudolph Dr. Krishn Sharma Dr. Rudolph Taddonio James Pastena