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Stryker Spine to introduce 3-D printed anterior cervical cage at NASS
Stryker’s Spine division announced it will introduce its Tritanium C anterior cervical cage at the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting.
A 3-D printed interbody fusion cage intended for use in the cervical spine, the Tritanium C anterior cervical cage is the newest addition to Stryker’s expanding line of spinal implants constructed from its proprietary Tritanium Technology, a highly porous titanium material designed for bone ingrowth and biological fixation, according to a company press release. The release noted the Tritanium C anterior cervical cage features an open, central graft window and lateral windows to help reduce stiffness of the cage and to minimize subsidence, as well as to allow for bone graft containment. Angled teeth on the superior and inferior surfaces allow for bidirectional fixation and maximize surface area for endplate contact with the cage. The release also noted smooth posterior edges facilitate insertion and protect soft tissue and anatomy. To accommodate a variety of patient anatomies, the cage is offered in various footprints, heights and lordotic angles.
“Tritanium cages feature ‘precisely randomized’ pore formations, in contrast to other technologies with longitudinal channels and traverse windows that result in a uniform structure, as well as cages that offer porosity only on the surface. As a result, Tritanium implants are designed to become ‘one with bone,’” Bradley Paddock, president of Stryker’s Spine division, said in the release.
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