GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exactech, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXAC), a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products for hip, knee, shoulder, spine and biologic materials, is proud to announce the first implantation of the Alteon™ Tapered Wedge Femoral Stem. The surgery took place at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Carmel, Ind., and was performed by orthopaedic surgeon Jeffery Pierson, MD, a member of the design team for this new hip replacement implant.
“It has been an incredibly gratifying experience to be directly involved in the design and development of a device that performed as well in surgery as I anticipated it would,“ said Pierson. “Clinically relevant improvements to devices, such as the ones we made with the new Tapered Wedge Stem, allow us to continue to provide the best standard of care to our patients.”
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