IFC expandable lumbar cage system allows a solution to a number of drawbacks associated with the other interbody fusion systems currently on the market. The cages have a rectangular section, hence they are much more similar to the real anatomy of intervertebral discs in comparison to circular section cages.
The surfaces adjacent to the vertebral bodies are plane, so that contact is more extended, safer and further improved by the hooking notches on thE entire surface which prevent the device migration from the interbody space. Fenestrations dimensions are maximized to enhance and speed up the fusion process.
Moreover, the implants are expandable: this results in a considerably improved primary stability of the final implant as well as the possibility, when necessary, to restore the spine physiologic curvature thanks to the lordotic shape of the implant.
About Expandable Cages
Expandable interbody cages allow surgeons to go through a small corridor and change the geometry of the cage to correspond to what the patient’s spine requires. These implants may help protect a patient’s nerve roots and other structures in the area near the cage or along the corridor through which they are implanted. Sometimes can be implanted with a minimally invasive surgical procedure.
About Sintea
In 1987 Sintea Compositi, is founded, an engineering Company which carries out research projects on behalf of a third party.The Company addresses, above all, national and foreign companies which concern several fields, such as motor, aeronautical, aerospace, nautical, railway and medical fields, all which have the same common denominator: the study and the application of new materials.In 1999 The medical field and, in the specific case spine, in the orthopaedic, traumatological and neurosurgery sectors, are the primary interest of Sintea. The Company changes its name from Sintea Compositi into Sintea Biotech.The Company assists in 2003 the generation of 7 systems which have obtained the CE mark.In 2004-2005 Sintea begins marketing its products. Four additional systems have been introduced: this is a big success for the Company itself.In 2005 Plustek born following the acquisition of the business and know-how of the orthopaedic division of Amplifon: Amplimedical Orthocare. The historical company, founded in 1962 is dedicated to the distribution, throughout Italy, with a wide range of essential products for many sectors of the health field.In 2009 Merging of Plustek and Sintea Biotech. http://www.sinteaplustek.com