InterSpace® Shoulder

InterSpace® Shoulder, the only pre-formed spacer system with gentamicin to maintain joint stability during treatment of infected shoulder arthroplasty, temporarily replaces a Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (TSA) that has been explanted due to infection. InterSpace Shoulder is a pre-formed, partial load-bearing device consisting of gentamicin-impregnated Cemex® PMMA bone cement.

Product Features

• Maintains joint space and allows limited mobility
• Enables patient ambulation with partial weight-bearing
• Improved quality of life between procedures*
• Provides for predictable, consistent antibiotic release locally¹
• Facilitates permanent implant surgery with greater ease for the surgeon
•  Reduced hospitalization and seamless transition to physical therapy*

Conveniently packaged with:

Cemex®

Cemex® Rx Genta is a low viscosity cement that is FDA approved for use with the InterSpace Shoulder when treating an infected shoulder during a two-stage process.

For the Second Stage:

Equinoxe® Shoulder System

The Equinoxe® Shoulder System is a primary stem that allows independent adjustability of all four anatomic paramaters in situ. The Equinoxe reverse shoulder is an optimized design that allows for maximized range of motion, improved stability and bone conservation. Its components build off the existing Equinoxe primary humeral stems, which enables surgeons to convert a well-fixed stem to a reverse without stem removal.

*Supported by published data

References

1. Bertazzoni Minelli E, Caveiari C, Benini A. Release of antibiotics from polymethylmethacrylate cement. J Chemother. 2002 Oct;14(5):492-500.

InterSpace® is produced by Tecres® S.p.A., Italy, and is distributed exclusively in the United States by Exactech, Inc.