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LOQTEQ® VA Distal Radius System has clinically proven and receives high level of market acceptance

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• First polyaxial system in LOQTEQ® product family since one year successful in the market

The evaluation following the market launch one year ago shows that the LOQTEQ® VA Distal Radius System 2.5 from aap Implantate AG ("aap") has clinically proven and enjoys a high level of market acceptance. Both the implant and the related instruments meet with a positive response by users and customers. The LOQTEQ® VA Distal Radius System 2.5 is the first product in the LOQTEQ® VA (VA = Variable Angle) product family, which are polyaxial implants that facilitate inserting angle-stable screws at different angles. Polyaxial implants are required for treating areas such as the hand that in surgery require both angle stability and flexibility in the insertion of screws.

The LOQTEQ® VA Distal Radius System 2.5 was developed for the treatment of fractures of the distal radius (radius close to the wrist) and the distal ulna (ulna close to the wrist). Radius fractures account for about a quarter of all fractures. To meet patients' growing demands, a fast, mobilization-stable treatment with a permanent retention of the repositioning result is required. The special combination of anatomically preformed and small, angle-stable plates in conjunction with freely selectable screw angles and user-friendly instruments fulfils all the requirements of modern fracture management.

 

After already granted FDA approval the polyaxial radius system has been in use in the USA since this year as well and receives an especially high acceptance there. A sterilizing and a sieve system were developed specially for the U.S. market. Overall the wide range of plates in a compact set and specially developed instruments such as the screwdriver, co-designed by users, meet with a positive response. As radius fractures belong to the most frequent fractures the system is a sales driver. aap will shortly be launching further polyaxial variants of different LOQTEQ® products for various anatomical areas in the market.

 

 

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