FDA Approves MEDICREA PASS MIS System, First U.S. Procedure Performed

MEDICREA, a medical company developing surgical technologies for the treatment of spinal pathologies, received FDA approval for its PASS MIS system, according to a news release.

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The company also announced the first PASS MIS surgery was performed in the U.S. by Victor Hsu, MD, at Doylestown (Pa.) Hospital. The system allows surgeons to perform both short- and multi-level complex constructs with a percutaneous approach. The PASS MIS system builds off the company’s core PASS technology and employs a polyaxial posted screw and top loading connector design.

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