Product Overview
Technology developed by G. Karlin Michelson, M.D. is incorporated or used in connection with the following Zimmer products*:
• BAK ® Interbody Fusion System
• BAK/C ® Anterior Cervical Interbody Fusion System
• BAK/L ® Anterior Cervical Interbody Fusion System
• BAK/Proximity ® Cage
• BAK ® Vista ® Interbody Fusion System
• BP ® Interbody Fusion System
• BP ®/Lordotic Interbody Fusion System
inViZia ™ Anterior Cervical Plate System
• POLAr ™ Instrumentation System
• Proximity ™ Interbody Fusion System
• Trinica ® Anterior Cervical Plate System
• Trinica ® Select Anterior Cervical Plate System
• Trinica ® Anterior Lumbar Plate System
• Vista ® Lordotic Interbody Fusion System
Dr. Michelson is a board certified orthopedic fellowship trained spinal surgeon who has dedicated his life to the search for more effective treatments for the most debilitating of spinal disorders and to the relief of spinal pain.
Dr. Michelson is a prolific and substantive inventor in spinal surgery with over 780 issued or pending patents in the United States and throughout the world. His inventions have made the surgeon’s job easier and substantially lessened the burdens on the patient. Procedures incorporating the Michelson inventions have been associated with smaller incisions, reduced blood loss, shortened surgical times, less discomfort, quicker rehabilitation, improved results, and decreased costs overall. (www.zimmerbiomet.com)
