Episode 8 - Safer Spine Surgery
Accuracy of pedicle screw placement is still an issue in spine surgery. Indeed, published rates of intraoperatively misplaced pedicle screws range from 10 to 40 percent. Of that number, 2 to 10 percent have resulted in direct pathological consequences such as spinal cord damage. Consequently, liability risk for spine surgeons are high. PediGuard™, which is developed and marketed by SpineVision, is the first patented, wireless, hand-held drilling instrument capable of accurately detecting changes in tissue type, thus alerting surgeons to potential pedicular or vertebral breaches during pedicle screw site preparation.
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