LEWISVILLE, Texas– Orthofix Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:OFIX), a global medical device company with a spine and orthopedics focus, today announced that the Virtuos™ Lyograft has received the 2022 Spine Technology Award from Orthopedics This Week, the most widely read publication in the Orthopedics industry. The Best Technology in Spine award will be presented today at the North American Spine Society (NASS) annual meeting in Chicago and published in upcoming issues of Orthopedics This Week and Orthopedics This Month Spine.
The Virtuos Lyograft is a first-of-its-kind, shelf-stable and complete autograft substitute prepared by MTF Biologics through a proprietary process that preserves the biological components necessary for bone healing. Provided in a room-temperature, ready-to-use, moldable form, the Virtuos Lyograft is unique in the fact that it is ready to implant within minutes of being hydrated, streamlining the preparation and overall surgical procedure time.
Additionally, Virtuos offers significant logistical and cost-saving advantages to the hospital with improved shipping, storage and operating room efficiency. The room temperature shipment and storage of Virtuos eliminates the use of large quantities of dry ice, Styrofoam shippers and freezer storage, enabling flexible shipping options and reduced packaging, with the aim of a reduced carbon footprint.
“The Spine Technology Awards are intended to recognize the ‘best of the best’ and in the process reward those who strive to bring new innovations to the market,” said Robin Young, Founder and Publisher of Orthopedics This Week and RRY Publications. “We are pleased to present Orthofix and MTF Biologics with the Best Technology in Spine award for the Virtuos Lyograft.”
“On behalf of our partner MTF Biologics and the team of dedicated employees at Orthofix, we are honored to receive this award,” said Orthofix President of Global Spine Kevin Kenny. “The Virtuos Lyograft is at the forefront of allograft technology, and we are pleased that Orthopedics This Week recognizes the importance of this new solution that provides the handling surgeons desire in a high-quality shelf-stable bone graft.”
