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Stryker's 3D printed SAHARA Lateral Expandable Interbody System.
Stryker has announced FDA 510K clearance of its 3D printed SAHARA Lateral Expandable Interbody System.
The lateral expandable fusion device leans on Lamellar 3D Titanium Technology, which was developed by K2M, a medical device company acquired by Stryker last year. It allows surgeons to achieve up to 30 degrees of sagittal spinal correction in skeletally mature patients thanks to its passive expansion capabilities.
Lamellar 3D Titanium Technology has allowed structures to be created that were previously impossible with traditional methods. Using titanium powder, SAHARA implants are produced through the selective application of a high-energy laser beam and left with a roughened surface architecture which has proved to enabled increased protein expression compared to smooth titanium surfaces.
Stryker will showcase its latest 3D printed implant device at the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) this week.
“At Stryker, inventing state-of-the-art solutions that address unmet clinical needs is essential to our vision and purpose,” commented Eric Major, President of Stryker’s Spine Division. “SAHARA Lateral, which will be on display at this year’s SMISS annual forum, provides surgeons and hospital systems with a 3D printed solution for complex posterior correction manoeuvres, all while reinforcing our commitment to excellence in medical innovation and improving quality of life for people with spinal deformities.”
“Surgeons performing lateral spinal fusion often require versatility to help them achieve optimal outcomes for their patients,” added Gregory Pulter, orthopaedic surgeon at Ortholndy in Indianapolis, IN. “Stryker’s SAHARA Lateral, with its expansion mechanism that is both actively adjustable from a lateral approach and passively adjustable during a staged posterior procedure, provides an excellent 3D printed option to help these patients.”
