| From the foreign media, Texas medical device company Osseus Fusion Systems 3D Print spine implant Aries recently obtained FDA approval.  The implant is designed to help surgeons ease back pain and shorten spinal recovery time. Osseus Fusion Systems was founded in 2012 by Eric Hansen and Robert Pace and is committed to developing advanced medical products for spinal-related injuries.
One of the main objectives of Osseus is to improve the quality and performance of products by using emerging technologies such as material-adding and manufacturing. The Aries Fusion device is printed using titanium material and is optimized for bone fusion and biological fixation.
They use the Osseus proprietary 3D printing technology Pl3xus 3D Printing, the technology using powder bed fusion technology to make titanium parts. The porosity of the Aries is 80%, allowing the spinal tissue to grow through implants.
In addition, the device is equipped with a mesh to better secure and diffuse bone cells, thereby speeding healing, improving bone growth and enhancing X-ray visibility.
Each Aries implant has a wide range of heights and scoliosis (curved to the inner spine) and is suitable for anatomical structures of various patients. The clinical advantage of ' 3D printing titanium [implants] is self-evident, Osseus is expected to occupy market share in an industry with unprecedented exponential growth. ' Eric Hansen, co-founder and chief executive of Osseus, said. Spine implants are still one of the most common cases of FDA-approved 3D print medical equipment.  Earlier this year, Zimmer Biomet obtained FDA approval for the company's first 3D-printed titanium alloy spine implant.
Emerging implant Technologies recently obtained an FDA-approved 3D print multi-layer cervical cage that can treat multiple injuries in the middle and top of the spine. Similarly, centinel spine, a spine device development company, has been approved by the FDA for its 3D print spine implants, called FLX devices.
The FLX device is a titanium fusion implant that stabilizes the vertebrae in the anterior part of the spine to increase the patient's healing process. ' As a surgeon, it's exciting to be involved in the device development process and be able to turn your ideas into reality so quickly, ' said Dr Sam Joseph, who works with the Osseus engineering team. ' Using 3D printing, we are able to design, prototype to finished products faster than traditional manufacturing, which means that patients can get more advanced treatment faster. |
