Core Insights - Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. has successfully completed the first cases utilizing its SpeedAkin™ Anatomic Compression Implant, enhancing its surgical treatment offerings for bunions and related midfoot deformities [1][2]. Company Overview - Treace Medical Concepts is focused on advancing the standard of care for surgical management of bunions and midfoot deformities, which affect approximately 67 million Americans, with an estimated 1.1 million being annual surgical candidates [6]. - The company has pioneered the Lapiplasty® 3D Bunion Correction® System, which addresses the root cause of bunions by correcting all three planes of the deformity [6]. Product Development - The SpeedAkin™ implant enhances the procedural versatility of the SpeedPlate™ fixation platform, which is designed to set a new standard in bone fusion fixation [2]. - The SpeedAkin™ implant provides dynamic titanium compression to stabilize Akin osteotomies during healing, which are corrective procedures often performed alongside bunion surgeries [2][3]. Surgeon Feedback - Surgeons, such as Amber Shane, have noted that the SpeedAkin™ titanium compression implant offers anatomically contoured fixation and eliminates the risk of nickel allergy associated with nitinol staples, marking a significant advancement for Lapiplasty® and Adductoplasty® procedures [4].
Treace Announces First Surgical Cases Utilizing the SpeedAkin™ Anatomic Compression Implant