Polyaxial Compression Plating System Offers New Shape Configurations

A new compression plating system uses polyaxial locking screws to combine adjustable compression features with enhanced surgical flexibility.

The CLAW II Polyaxial Compression Plating System is intended to be used for surgical fixation and reconstruction of the foot, including the correction of midfoot and hindfoot arthrodeses or osteotomies, tarsometatarsal arthrodeses, intercuneiform arthrodeses, naviculocuneiform arthrodeses, talonavicular arthrodeses, calcaneocuboid arthrodeses, Lisfranc arthrodeses, mono- or bi-cortical osteotomies in the forefoot, midfoot, and hindfoot, fixation of osteotomies for hallux valgus treatment, Akin osteotomies, and first metatarsophalangeal arthrodeses.


The system consists of plates and screws of various anatomic configurations and lengths, all manufactured from implant grade stainless steel. The plates accept proprietary 2.7 mm and 3.5 mm ORTHOLOC polyaxial 3DSi locking screws. The CLAW II Polyaxial Compression Plating System is a product of Wright Medical Technology (Arlington, TN, USA), and has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

“The CLAW II Polyaxial Compression Plating System builds upon our successful Charlotte CLAW plating system and further expands our market leading foot and ankle product portfolio,” said Robert Palmisano, President and CEO of Wright Medical. “We are now able to offer foot and ankle surgeons expanded plate offerings for specific midfoot fusions that utilize our ORTHOLOC 3DSi polyaxial technology in a stainless steel compression plate.”

“The advancements offered with the new CLAW II system, such as variable-angle locking screws and anatomically contoured plates for fusions and osteotomies of the forefoot and midfoot, will enable surgeons to chose the appropriate implants to meet the patient’s unique circumstances,” said W. Hodges Davis, MD, a foot and ankle orthopedic surgeon with OrthoCarolina Foot and Ankle Institute (Charlotte, NC, USA).

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