L&K Biomed Achieves Consecutive Surgical Successes Using ExcelFix-XT

Spine implant specialist L&K Biomed announced on the 3rd that it has successfully completed consecutive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) surgeries using its height-expandable cage product, ‘ExcelFix-XT,’ at the UK Clementine Churchill Private Hospital and Vietnam’s Cho Ray Hospital.

Last month, L&K Biomed signed a dealership contract and shipped the initial batch of height-expandable cage products to the UK, becoming the first European country to receive the product. Within just two weeks, the first surgery using ‘ExcelFix-XT’ was performed. Given the high interest and demand for the company’s height-expandable cages in the UK, L&K Biomed plans to actively continue spinal surgeries using both ‘ExcelFix-XT’ and ‘ExcelFix-XL’ following the initial surgery.

Last month, four Vietnamese medical professionals visited Korea to complete training on the surgical method for height-expandable cages. Dr. Quach Tien Trung, who works at Cho Ray Hospital, returned to his home country and performed two surgeries using ‘ExcelFix-XT.’

ExcelFix-XT is the first height-expandable cage product developed by L&K Biomed. It is a posteriorly inserted height-expandable interbody fusion device used in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). It received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2019, verifying its superior quality. The surgical case in the UK is significant as it marks the first spinal surgery in Europe using L&K Biomed’s height-expandable cage.

L&K Biomed expects that the consecutive successful surgeries in Vietnam and the UK using ‘ExcelFix-XT’ will serve as a catalyst for active supply of height-expandable cage products in medical fields across Southeast Asia and Europe. Dr. Quach Tien Trung, who performed the surgeries in Vietnam, commented, “Using L&K Biomed’s ExcelFix-XT product allowed us to complete TLIF surgeries more precisely and safely. It reduces the surgical burden on patients, so I expect it to be widely used for patients requiring this surgery.”

An L&K Biomed official stated, “It is not easy for an Asian company to enter the conservative European market. The fact that we have successfully started in the UK is meaningful.”

Both the UK Clementine Churchill Private Hospital and Vietnam’s Cho Ray Hospital continue to schedule surgeries using ExcelFix-XT. The supply of height-expandable cage products is expected to accelerate.

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