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To: ACAN who wrote (3958)	2/6/2008 9:46:34 PM
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[ATEC] ALPHATEC HOLDINGS > 5.32 +0.09 ( +1.72%) Open > 5.25 Volume > 53399 Alphatec Holdings, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders. It offers spine screws, spinal spacers, and plates. The company's products include fusion systems that are used to facilitate the growth of a boney connection; lumbar fixation system, a spinal system, which offers fixed angle pedicle screws, polyaxial pedicle screws, and advanced instrument design; spinal fixation system designed to allow the rod to be placed closer to the center of the patient's body; ROC lumbar plating system, a posterior lumbar plating system that provides an alternative to traditional screw and rod constructs; and deformity system. Its product portfolio also comprise tamarack anterior thoracolumbar plating system; trauma/tumor fixation system for use in anterior thoracolumbar fixation for the treatment of tumor, trauma, and anterior deformity; anterior cervical plate system, which consists of fixed hole plates and a locking mechanism that allow screws to be set at variable angles; and reveal anterior cervical plate system that allows the surgeon to visualize the graft site during surgery. In addition, Alphatec offers posterior cervical/thoracic fusion system comprising rods, polyaxial screws, and offset connectors; PEEK and titanium spacers; allograft spacers; Alphagraft product that is used for bone grafting; and Alphagrans product, which are bioabsorbable synthetic granules. Further, the company develops Connect II allograft spacer, minimally invasive system, occipital plate for placement at the base of the skull in posterior fusion procedures, ALIF plate system designed for anterior lumbar interbody fusion, dynamic cervical plate system, and dynamo rod that allows for controlled compression and distraction of vertebrae adjacent. Alphatec sells its products through independent distributors in the United States and Japan.