DJO Global’s e-plus surgical tool receives first clinical use

DJO Global has announced the first surgical use of its e-plus blended vitamin E polyethylene bearing in reverse shoulder arthroplasty.

Deployed by its subsidiary DJO Surgical, the debut of the new product sees the company become the only company to offer blended vitamin E solutions across its entire shoulder portfolio.

The combination of blended vitamin E polyethylene in both total anatomic and reverse shoulder product lines helps to reduce wear and oxidation in DJO Surgical's knee, hip and shoulder products.

E-plus is optimised for the firm's reverse shoulder prosthesis, reducing wear rates by 92 percent, while maintaining the yield strength of conventional polyethylene.

DJO Global senior vice-president Bryan Monroe said: "Through our e-plus offering, we seek to enhance the clinical success across our shoulder portfolio, including the Turon Anatomic Total Shoulder and Reverse Shoulder implant families."

During the second quarter of 2014, the company achieved year-on-year growth of 6.5 percent in net sales terms.