The new bending device was announced at the Orthopedic Trauma Association meeting

CurvaFix® IM implant (Photo: Business Wire)

CurvaFix® IM implant (Photo: Business Wire)

Bellevue, Washington--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CurvaFix, Inc., a developer of medical devices for repairing curved bone fractures, announced today that CurvaFix® IM implants are now available and will be available at the upcoming The Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) annual meeting will be held in Fort Worth, Texas from October 20th to 23rd. The company will showcase the new CurvaFix implants in its booth (#422) and provide an update on recent cases of using CurvaFix implants to fix pelvic and acetabular fractures in the United States.

"The curved bone access of the pelvis may present unique surgical challenges for traumatic fracture fixation, and existing equipment has certain limitations," said Samir Mehta, MD, director of Penn Medicine's Department of Orthopaedic Trauma and Fracture Care and Associate Professor of Orthopedics. "The new CurvaFix implant has great versatility, allowing surgeons to follow the natural bone shape, fill the space, and achieve a stable structure. The flexible device is implanted percutaneously through the fracture and then locked in place, changing from flexible to rigid, This keeps the fracture reduced. Our patients treated with the new implant tolerate their surgery well."

"With the commercial launch of CurvaFix implants, we believe that new clinical standards will be set for orthopedic trauma surgery for pelvic fixation and repair," said CEO Steve Dimmer. "Our new implantable device is the only intramedullary device that can follow the natural bone shape and fill the space in the pelvis. Therefore, our implants provide an option to improve pelvic trauma surgery for fracture fixation and repair. Compared with traditional techniques, it may reduce the patient’s pain and improve the patient’s mobility."

The company also announced the addition of David Hovda to its board of directors. Mr. Hovda is the President of MedTech Advisors and the former CEO of Simplify Medical, which was acquired by NuVasive in February 2021.

"I am very happy to welcome Mr. Hovda to our board of directors," Dimmer said. "He brings years of expertise as a medical device supervisor and extensive experience in commercialization and results-driven innovation. When we launched CurvaFix implants for orthopedic trauma, he joined our board of directors. This It's an exciting time."

In the United States, pelvic fractures affect more than 165,000 people every year1. These fractures are usually caused by car accidents or falls and are one of the most serious and technically complex injuries treated by orthopedic trauma surgeons. Current surgical techniques using straight screws may be limited by bone curvature, and surgery using bone plates may require lengthy and invasive open surgery.

CurvaFix, Inc. is a private medical device company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. Robert Meek, former head of the Department of Orthopedic Trauma at the University of British Columbia, clinical professor emeritus, and FRCSC MD, believes that the company's idea has sprouted a better way to repair pelvic fractures. Today, CurvaFix is ​​developing implantable products to improve fracture repair of curved bones. The company's first product is the CurvaFix IM implant, which has received a 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

CurvaFix is ​​a registered trademark of CurvaFix, Inc. in the United States 

1 Trauma Update in 2021, Orthopedic Network News, Volume 32, Issue 2, April 2021

Amy Cook Acook@curvafix.com

The new CurvaFix® IM implant is available now and will be launched at the Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association from October 20th to 23rd.

Amy Cook Acook@curvafix.com