Ascension Orthopedics' PyroCarbon Foot Implant (Ascension® PyroSphere®), Approved by USFDA
Filed in archive Treatment by Gloria Gamat on June 26, 2006

is designed for the fourth and fifth tarsometatarsal joints of the foot. Developed by Ascension Orthopedics, Inc., this first PyroCarbon implant for the foot recently received approval from the USFDA.The Ascension® PyroSphere® is a revolution in TMT arthroplasty providing a new option to foot surgeons. The PyroSphere® is manufactured from the patented material, On-X® Carbon, which offers characteristics superior to those of other pyrocarbon material and is available only to Ascension Orthopedics. The material has shown improved wear qualities compared to other industry standard materials, thus enhancing the life of the implant.
This product, the first PyroCarbon implant to be approved by the FDA in the lower extremity, provides the extremity surgeon, with new and innovative solutions.
Read more at PRNewswire.
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