Anterior cervical plates
Atlantis Translational™ anterior cervical plate
Anterior cervical plates
Atlantis Translational™ anterior cervical plate
The Atlantis Translational™ anterior cervical plate has telescoping segments that translate under compression but maintain their position under tension.
Description
Unlike bidirectional designs, which may cause cyclical off-loading of the graft, the Atlantis Translational™ anterior cervical plate system† is designed to maintain continuous graft loading throughout the range of motion.‡,1,2
Features
- Plate allows axial load-sharing between the graft and the vertebral body and endplate1
- Plate allows unidirectional translation up to 2 mm per level in 1 mm increments
- Unidirectional movement provides a continuous compressive load between the end plate and the bone graft based on in vitro testing‡,1,2
- Plate allows intraoperative precompression
- Adjustable plate allows flexibility of screw placement on vertebral body to fit pathology and patient anatomy
- Unidirectional mechanism allows the plate to function as a static plate when in the fully collapsed position
Related links
† This product may be protected by U.S. patents.
‡ The comparative study test results are based on cadaveric testing. Clinical outcomes may vary.
- DiAngelo DJ, Roberson J, Karahalios DG, et al. Use of compliant interbody load cells to compare load sharing properties of unidirectional and bidirectional multilevel dynamic translational anterior cervical plates (internal white paper). 2008. Memphis, TN.
- Cervical Spine Research Society 35th Annual Meeting: Nov. 29–Dec. 1, 2007; San Francisco, CA.
- Brodke DS, Gollogly S, Alexander Mohr R, Nguyen BK, Dailey AT, Bachus AK. Dynamic cervical plates: biomechanical evaluation of load sharing and stiffness. Spine. 2001 Jun 15;26(12):1324–1329.