JUVENILE TUMOR SYSTEM

An extendible implant for children requiring bone tumor surgery that lengthens as they grow

Bone cancer can be traumatic for children. Lengthening the affected bone as they grow doesn’t have to be.

The Juvenile Tumor System (JTS) is a patient-specific, extendible prosthesis that achieves lower limb length equality over time, in an outpatient setting following bone cancer surgery.

That’s where the JTS stands alone

The leading FDA  510(k) cleared device for noninvasive lengthening of a pediatric limb

Designed to grow with the child and ultimately stay with them into their adult life

Helps reduce the risk of complications associated with limb lengthening surgery in pediatric cancer patients

Over 1,700 JTS devices have been implanted worldwide since 2002

HOW THE JTS WORKS

Personalized Implant Design

Patient images are sent to the Onkos Digital Imaging Portal

An Onkos Patient Solutions Engineer contacts the requesting surgeon and begins work on the JTS implant

The JTS implant design is finalized through our collaborative process

Each implant is produced for surgery at our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Parsippany, NJ

Surgery and Recovery

The JTS is implanted during the surgical procedure to reconstruct the leg

A recovery period follows for strength and mobility rehabilitation

 

Lengthening and Ongoing Growth

After the JTS is implanted, children may not need to face further surgery as they grow

In the months and years after surgery, the JTS is lengthened in the office

During these visits, the patient’s leg is placed comfortably inside a circular magnet

The magnet extends the implant 1mm every 4 minutes, totaling 4mm in length per visit

 

PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION

Instructions for Use

Lengthening Documents

Surgical Techniques

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