Renovis Surgical receives FDA clearance for porous titanium spinal implant

Renovis Surgical has received clearance from the FDA for its Tesera Stand-alone anterior lumbar interbody fusion cage, a porous titanium spinal implant.

The cage is the first stand-alone anterior spinal cage with a true porous structure, which provides long-term stability and fusion. According to a company press release, the cage “begins as a titanium alloy powder, which is melted by electron beam into a solid structure, layer by layer, transitioning into a porous structure at the surfaces. The implant is one piece, rather than multiple pieces bonded together.”

Renovis Surgical plans to launch other products with this porous titanium technology later this year.