RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Baxano Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:BAXS), a medical device company focused on designing, developing and marketing minimally invasive products to treat degenerative conditions of the lumbar spine, today announced the launch of a novel disposable facetectomy instrument called iO-Tome that allows surgeons to perform rapid and safe facetectomies when performing certain interbody spinal fusion procedures.
The iO-Tome device utilizes Baxano Surgical's iO-Flex® technology to deliver a new MicroBlade Shaver® design configured to rapidly and precisely remove the facet joint.
Robert E. Isaacs, MD, a neurosurgeon at Duke University Medical Center, who has been an early evaluator of the instrument, stated "The iO-Tome device has substantially decreased the time I spend performing a facetectomy in my tube-based TLIF procedures."
"After a strong limited market release over the past six months, we are very optimistic about the launch of iO-Tome," stated Ken Reali, President and CEO of Baxano Surgical. "Strategically iO-Tome fits well with our AxiaLIF® Plus, VEO® and iO-Flex products allowing us to deliver a differentiated and expanded portfolio of products to MIS spine surgeons."
iO-Tome, along with Baxano Surgical's other products, will be showcased at upcoming spine society conferences this fall, including NASS (North American Spine Society), CNS (Congress of Neurosurgeons) and SMISS (Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons).
About Baxano Surgical, Inc.
Baxano Surgical, Inc. is a medical device company focused on designing, developing, and marketing minimally invasive products to treat degenerative conditions of the spine affecting the lumbar region. Baxano Surgical currently markets the AxiaLIF family of products for single and two level lower lumbar fusion, the VEO lateral access and interbody fusion system, the iO-Flex system, a proprietary set of flexible instruments used by surgeons during spinal decompression procedures and the iO-Tome instrument, which rapidly and precisely removes bone, specifically the facet joints, which is commonly performed in spinal fusion procedures. Baxano Surgical was founded in May 2000 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information, visit www.baxanosurgical.com.
AxiaLIF, VEO, iO-Flex and MicroBlade Shaver are registered trademarks of Baxano Surgical.
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