Plexur: A New Bone Void Filler for Spinal Applications

Osteotech, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSTE – News), a leader in the emerging field of biologic solutions for regenerative healing, announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has cleared its 510(k) submission for Plexur M(TM) Biocomposite for use in spinal applications. In spinal applications, Plexur M(TM) may be used in conjunction with autograft as a bone void filler.

Sam Owusu-Akyaw, Osteotech’s President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We are very pleased to receive FDA clearance for use of Plexur M(TM) in the spine. Plexur M(TM) is the second, of what we hope to be many more, bone-polymer biocomposites developed under our proprietary Plexur Technology.”

The Plexur Technology is designed to utilize bone tissue for procedure-specific surgical applications in combination with a wide variety of polymers. On a worldwide basis, Osteotech currently controls 33 patents and over 65 pending patent applications covering the Plexur Technology for human and xenograft bone tissue