Orthofix allograft
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Next-generation Trinity Evolution stem cell-based bone growth matrix will launch in June 2009, ahead of schedule, the firm announces Dec. 15. Orthofix inked a deal with the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation in August to develop Trinity Evolution, which is designed to mimic an autograft in spinal and orthopedic surgeries and is sourced from cadaver tissue (1"The Gray Sheet" Sept. 15, 2008, p. 11). The product will be the second stem cell-based allograft on the market after NuVasive's Osteocel, which Orthofix currently distributes as Trinity. NuVasive purchased Osteocel from Osiris Therapeutics in May, prompting Orthofix to pursue a replacement allograft