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Vertebral Body Replacement

An artificial vertebra custom-made to integrate seamlessly with your body.

  • First PEEK-OPTIMA HA Enhanced VBR System

  • Two footprints (12x12.5mm & 14x14.5mm)

  • Height range of 13mm to 75mm

  • Lordotic endplates allow for various levels of lordosis ranging from parallel up to a combined 15°

  • Spacers and end caps provide intra-operative flexibility and eliminate time-consuming fitting and shaping

Boxcar Product Features

Osteoconductive: 

Hydroxyapatite (HA), a well-known osteoconductive material, is fully integrated through the PEEK-OPTIMA™, making it available on all surfaces and internally throughout the device. This allows for earlier bone ongrowth and greater new bone formation into and through the device rather than just around it. ₁,₂

Modulus

With a modulus closer to bone₃, PEEK-OPTIMA HA Enhanced reduces stress shielding at a higher rate than titanium. ₄

Radiolucent:

PEEK-OPTIMA HA Enhanced is radiolucent for easy monitoring of the healing site with X-rays, CT or MRI.

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Reference

1. Study evaluated the bone ongrowth of PEEK-OPTIMA and PEEK-OPTIMA HA Enhanced in a bone defect model in sheep. Data on file at Invibio. This has not been correlated with human clinical experience
2. J. Henkel, M. A. Woodruff, D. R. Epari, R. Steck, V. Glatt, I. C. Dickinson, P. F. M. Choong, M. A. Schuetz, D. W. Hutmacher. Bone Regeneration Based on Tissue Engineering Conceptions — A 21st Century Perspective. Bone Research (2013) 1, 216–248.