FORZA PTC Spacer System has been designed to help optimize Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
(TLIF), procedure with surgeon designed implants and instruments. FORZA PTC Spacers offer a unique technology that combines PEEK and titanium into a porous interbody solution for the lumbar spine. This PEEK/Titanium hybrid is designed with a 3D porous endplate that allows the patient bone to grow into its surface creating a bond between the implant and the patient bone.
Benefits:
- 3D printed porous titanium endplates are designed to allow the patient’s bone to grow into the porous plate
- PEEK core to obtain imaging properties while assessing fusion
- Threaded connection to the Implant Inserter with rail grooves for a secure hold
- Bulleted nose to assist with distraction and ease of insertion
- Vertical tantalum marker 1mm from the end and titanium plates for clear in-situ implant positioning
- Large opening for packing bone grafting material
- Multiple implant options to enable various surgical solutions
About TLIF
A transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) is performed to remove a portion of a disc that is the source of back or leg pain. Bone graft is used to fuse the spinal vertebrae after the disc is removed. TLIF provides fusion of the front and back of the lumbar spine. The front portion of the spine, called the anterior column, is stabilized by the interbody spacer and bone graft. The back portion, or posterior column, is locked in place with pedicle screws, rods and additional bone graft, alongside the backs of the vertebra.
About Orthofix
Orthofix International began in Verona, Italy, eventually becoming a group of companies specialized in the design and manufacture of orthopedic and spine medical devices.Orthofix International stemmed from the work of orthopedic researcher Giovanni de Bastiani of the University of Verona in Italy. Toward the end of the 1970s, Bastiani proposed the concept of “dynamization,” based on the natural ability of bone to repair itself. http://www.orthofix.com