The surgeries were performed across Japan by Prof. Katsunori Ikari, MD, PhD, and Koichiro Yano, MD, at Tokyo's Women's Medical University Hospital and Prof. Kazuya Ikoma, MD, PhD, at Kyoto's Koseikai Takeda Hospital.
"I'm honored to be among the first surgeons to use the landmark Vantage Total Ankle System in Japan," said Prof. Ikari. "The system's 10-year legacy of strong clinical data and outcomes provides my patients and me with confidence, and I look forward to seeing their progress post-surgery."
The Vantage Ankle first launched in the U.S in 2016 with a low-profile tibial component, polyethylene liner, unique locking clip and curved talus implant. Its design goals were straightforward: address subsidence, implant loosening, bone cysts, instability, polyethylene revision and impingement.
Advita's Vantage Ankle is now available in Japan with Activit-E, a next-generation highly crosslinked polyethylene with vitamin E antioxidant stabilization. Activit-E features a unique manufacturing process that replaces gamma irradiation crosslinking with peroxide crosslinking and adds vitamin E to provide strength, flexibility, toughness and oxidative stability.1-2
"The introduction of Vantage Ankle in Japan marks an exciting milestone in Advita's global expansion of ankle solutions," said Aurelio Sahagun, CEO of Advita Ortho. "With more than a decade of clinical use and over 11,000 cases worldwide, we are proud to bring our flagship ankle system to Japan. This new market reflects our commitment to empowering surgeons with advanced solutions and broadening treatment options for patients.
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