Fuse Medical, Inc. Announces an Agreement with Orthovestments, LLC for Exclusive Manufacturing and Commercialization of the Orbitum™ Staple System
February 01, 2021 at 10:00 am EST
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Fuse Medical, Inc. (‘Fuse’ or the ‘Company’) announced an agreement with Orthovestments, LLC for the exclusive manufacturing and commercialization of the Orbitum™ Staple System (‘OrbitumTM’) for the US market. This is the latest addition to Fuse’s comprehensive orthopedic portfolio of internal fixation devices for upper and lower extremities. Initial launch of the Orbitum™ is anticipated for the beginning of the second quarter of 2021. The patented Orbitum™ Staple System, which is indicated for use in the foot or hand, is a significant departure from legacy bone staple fixation. The industry’s current designs revolve around staple leg compression, yet the actual need is to achieve bone compression. The design of the titanium alloy Orbitum™ implant is novel in shape, with multiple narrow legs arranged in a radius around a central bridge. This unique leg geometry, consisting of multiple narrow tines on the inferior aspect of the implant, increases the surface area of the device. These key differentiators have demonstrated to be particularly helpful when space is limited, or if used in cancellous bone, or even when the patient exhibits soft bone density. Orbitum™ employs a unique method for insertion into decorticated or softer bone using a punch tool, while retaining a traditional drill template and drill bit for harder bones. This gives the surgeon flexibility when implanting into different regions of the body, and in most cases, substantially cuts down operative time by reducing or eliminating the need for power instrumentation, while minimizing removal of critical bone material essential for friction seating. Orbitum™’s templating system allows the surgeon to visually confirm size and orientation prior to the actual placement of the implant, demonstrating higher accuracy of sizing and staple leg insertion angles to further enhance the implant's efficiency and surgical outcome. Moreover, the Orbitum™ implant leg geometry promotes superior pull out resistance five times greater than comparable staples.
Fuse Medical, Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of medical devices in the United States. The Company provides a range of a portfolio of orthopedic implants, including foot and ankle, orthopedics, sports medicine and spine. It also provides a range of osteo-biologics and regenerative products, which include human allografts, tendons, synthetic skin and bone substitute materials, and regenerative tissues. Its foot and ankle product offerings include internal and external fixation for forefoot, midfoot and hindfoot reconstruction. Its orthopedics offer joint reconstruction systems for upper and lower extremities, which include the sterizo total knee, tibial revision, and total hip replacement systems, as well as the arrow total and reverse total shoulder system. Its sports medicine offers a line of fuse suture anchors and interference screws, as well as multiple products for soft tissue fixation augmentation. Its spine offers spinal products for cervical and thoracolumbar fusion.