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PEEK™ Polymer
Actually, in the case of a new carbon reinforced fiber version that was formally introduced to the market, the answer is 'Yes". Introduced at NASS by Signus Medical,LLC, ECFPEEK may well be the strongest polymer yet developed for spinal implants. In surgeon's hands, this material can begin to challenge titanium's dominance of the metal implant market.
The material is called Endless Carbon Fiber reinforced PEEK™ Optima (ECF-PEEK). As the name implies, it is PEEK™ polymer so it has all the advantages of polymer. But the carbon fibers deliver to the implant properties that up until now could only come from titanium.
Signus Medical's CEO Tom Hoghaug said: "ECF-PEEK's ability to meet the mechanical requirements of lumbar fusion applications while being artefact-free on CT and MRI is extremely exciting."
Implants for interbody and translaminar fixation in ECF-PEEK are currently in clinical evaluation in Europe by the manufacturer, Signus Medizintechnik, GmbH. An anterior cervical will be introduced early next year to be followed later in the year by the first radiolucent pedicle screw system
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Events
2007
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Feb 14-18,
San Diego, CA
- NASS Spring Break
March 14-17,
Phoenix, AZ
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
April 14-19,
Washington, DC
- Conference of Neurological Surgeons
Sept 15-20,
San Diego, CA
- North American Spine Society
Oct 23-27,
Austin, TX
- Cervical Spine Research Society
Nov-Dec 29-1,
San Francisco, CA
2008
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