PRECICE intramedullary limb lengthening system

Expert Rev Med Devices. 2015 May;12(3):231-49. doi: 10.1586/17434440.2015.1005604. Epub 2015 Feb 18.

Abstract

The PRECICE(®) Intramedullary Limb Lengthening System (Ellipse Technologies Inc., CA, USA) is a remotely controlled, magnetically driven, implantable limb lengthening intramedullary nail system. It has both CE mark and US FDA clearance for its first- (2011) and second-generation (2013) implants. It is indicated for the treatment of limb length discrepancy and short stature. It has been used worldwide in over 1000 cases. Its reported and published results in over 250 cases has been excellent with less pain and lower complication rates than with external fixation methods or previous implantable nail systems.

Keywords: PRECICE®; congenital femoral deficiency; distraction osteogenesis; fibular hemimelia; intramedullary nails; leg length discrepancy; limb length discrepancy; magnet; noninvasive.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Achondroplasia / surgery
  • Bone Lengthening*
  • Device Approval
  • Equipment Design
  • Femur / surgery*
  • Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / instrumentation*
  • Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / methods
  • Humans
  • Humerus / surgery*
  • Internal Fixators
  • Tibia / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • United States
  • United States Food and Drug Administration
  • User-Computer Interface