SAN DIEGO /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CareFusion (NYSE: CFN), a leading, global medical device company, has announced the national commercial launch of the AVAmax® Vertebral Balloon, a minimally invasive device for use during kyphoplasty, a procedure for treating spinal compression fractures.
The AVAmax Vertebral Balloon represents a competitive breakthrough and is expected to enhance the affordability of spinal fracture procedures. CareFusion's vertebral balloon product and related components cost up to 40 percent less than similar kyphoplasty products on the market today, making the procedure more cost effective and accessible to hospitals and outpatient surgery centers.
During the product's limited release period, CareFusion completed approximately 300 case studies with eight in 10 physicians saying they would strongly consider switching to the AVAmax product, according to post-product evaluation surveys.
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The AVAmax Vertebral Balloon is part of an all-in-one system that includes an eight-gauge or 10-gauge needle, bone cement and delivery instruments for kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty, an alternate procedure to treat compression fractures. The all-in-one system gives doctors the choice and flexibility to perform either procedure at the time of patient care.
"The AVAmax Vertebral Balloon is easier to use and more efficiently designed than the system previously available to me," said C. Douglas Edmondson, M.D., FACR, Interventional Radiologist at Medical Center of South Arkansas. "With one more tool in the AVAmax toolbox, I can more selectively tailor spinal interventions with vertebropasty or kyphoplasty with a huge cost savings and no wasted materials."
The AVAmax® PLUS vertebral augmentation system, which delivers cement for the procedure, allows the radiologist's hands to be out of the radiation field leading to reduced radiation exposure by clinicians.
CareFusion has established a dedicated sales force to sell the AVAmax Vertebral Balloon in order to drive product adoption and market penetration in the U.S. The company intends to expand commercial availability to Europe. The global kyphoplasty procedure health care segment is currently estimated to represent approximately $600 million in sales.
With the launch of the new AVAmax Vertebral Balloon, CareFusion now offers a full line of products in one system that address both vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty, the two primary approaches to treat spinal compression fractures by delivering bone cement into the vertebral space with specialized needles. CareFusion is already a market leader in devices for vertebroplasty procedures.
