{"id":11305,"date":"2020-12-30T10:25:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T09:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/?p=11305"},"modified":"2021-01-07T10:35:44","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T09:35:44","slug":"icotec-ag-partners-with-g-21-to-provide-combined-bone-cement-and-delivery-solution-for-pedicle-screw-augmentation-procedures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/en\/icotec-ag-partners-with-g-21-to-provide-combined-bone-cement-and-delivery-solution-for-pedicle-screw-augmentation-procedures\/","title":{"rendered":"icotec ag Partners with G-21 to Provide Combined Bone Cement and Delivery Solution for Pedicle Screw Augmentation Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>icotec ag, a leading medical device manufacturer of Carbon\/PEEK implants, strategically corporates with G-21 to distribute their bone cements in conjunction with icotec\u2019s VADER\u00ae Pedicle Screw System in the United States.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>December 16, 2020, Altstaetten, Switzerland \u2013 The VADER\u00ae Pedicle System is intended to restore the integrity of the spinal column even in the absence of fusion in patients with advanced stage tumors involving the thoracic or lumbar spine in whom life expectance, prior to oncological treatment, is of insufficient duration to permit achievement of fusion.<\/p>\n<p>The VADER\u00ae screw\u2019s fenestration allows for bone cement augmentation following icotec\u2019s state-of-the-art standard open, minimally invasive, or percutaneous surgical procedure to increase stability in patients with compromised bone quality caused by spinal tumors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe G-21 bone cements are a perfect complement to icotec\u2019s fast growing portfolio of spinal implants made from our proprietary radiolucent, nonmetallic BlackArmor\u00ae material that produces minimal image artifact while eliminating shielding and scattering of radiation during oncology treatments,\u201d explained Roger Stadler, CEO of icotec ag.<\/p>\n<p>G-21 manufactures both V-Steady and V-Fast polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) based bone cements that are formulated to be delivered via vertebral augmentation procedures using its corresponding mixing and application systems for the injection of bone cement within screws for vertebral fixation. When used in conjunction with the icotec VADER\u00ae pedicle screw 6.0, V-Steady and V-Fast bone cements can increase stability in patients with compromised bone quality as long as the integrity of the spine is not severely compromised.<\/p>\n<p>Filippo Foroni, executive Vice President of G-21 commented, \u201cThis distribution agreement is a significant milestone for the growth of G-21 and the sale of our bone cements for pedicle screw augmentation in the United States. icotec is an essential partner that has the corporate expertise, sales network and marketing reach to bring our combined solution to spine surgeons and their spinal tumor patients across the country.\u201d Both companies have worked diligently to make the combined solution quickly available to clinics in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>For further information, visit their websites:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.g-21.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.g-21.it<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icotec-medical.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.icotec-medical.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>icotec ag, a leading medical device manufacturer of Carbon\/PEEK implants, strategically corporates with G-21 to distribute their bone cements in conjunction with icotec\u2019s VADER\u00ae Pedicle Screw System in the United States. December 16, 2020, Altstaetten, Switzerland \u2013 The VADER\u00ae Pedicle System is intended to restore the integrity of the spinal column even in the absence [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"main-cat":[144,35],"bildung":[],"forschungs-cat":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11305"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11305\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11305"},{"taxonomy":"maincategory","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/main-cat?post=11305"},{"taxonomy":"bildung","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bildung?post=11305"},{"taxonomy":"forschung","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/composites-united.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/forschungs-cat?post=11305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}