Sahara Lateral 3D (intervertebral implant)

2019: Announcement

At the beginning of November, 2019 Stryker released the intervertebral implant of Sahara Lateral printed on the 3D-printer 3D. The producer calls this product the first-ever device for an intervertebral spondilodez, created by method of three-dimensional printing.

This implant is intended for sagittal correction of a backbone at the patients who reached a skeletal maturity. The device allows to correct deviations to 30 degrees. The implant can be set through lateral access to time of transaction or at step-by-step back access after an osteotomiya.

Stryker released the intervertebral implant printed on the 3D-printer.

The implant of Stryker was developed taking into account technology of processing of 3D Lamellar titanium. It is intended for 3D - printing of constructions which could not be made using traditional technologies earlier. Implants of Sahara Lateral are created under the influence of the high-energy laser beam providing a difficult inner pattern and a rough surface. It is shown that the raised protein expression is characteristic of rough titanic surfaces that is atypical for smooth titanic surfaces.

The company stated that Sahara Lateral supplements a stabilization system of the front lumbar Sahara area, devices for correction of a lordoz with the built-in screw fixing. Sahara Lateral uses the additional systems of fixing which are approved for application in lumbar department of a backbone and also considers anatomic features of patients. The company provides Sahara Lateral in different sizes that allows to pick up an implant according to needs of the patient.

Sahara Lateral will provide to surgeons and hospitals the 3D-printing solution for complex maneuvers on spinal correction and will allow to improve quality of life of people with deformations of a backbone, said in the statement of the producer.[1]

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