Solitaire is a Stand alone system designed to encourage consistently reproducible results, strong secure fixation and minimal manipulation. The Solitaire™ Interbody Spacer assists fusions by developing an immediate mechanical fixation to adjacent vertebral bodies with three acute convergent angled cancellous bone screws. By providing a stabile environment with a large, single-chambered opening and subsidence resistant design, the Solitaire™ Interbody Spacer offers surgeons an alternative to 360° procedures.
The Solitaire™ Interbody Spacer has a large, oblong shape, with flat grooved superior and inferior surfaces and a large medial opening. Lateral walls are perforated in the titanium implant to enhance visualization and provide proper implant positioning. In the PEEK implant, tantalum markers located in the posterior corners serve to facilitate visualization and desired implant positioning and an integrated titanium plate engages the screw locking mechanism. The posterior wall is solid to provide a stable environment for fusion, while the anterior wall is perforated. The threads enable screws to develop a friction fit with the implant locking screws into the Interbody Spacer and passing through the superior and inferior medial openings to fixate the Interbody Spacer with the adjacent vertebral bodies.
Features:
- Stand-Alone Fixation
Immediate mechanical fixation to adjacent vertebral bodies and fixates with no anterior column profile. - Consistently Reproducible
Unique Inserter/Drill Guide improves accuracy and consistency of screw placement and fixation. Rigid and universal joint instruments facilitate hole preparation and implantation at severe angles. - Strong Secure Fixation
Acute screw angle allows more engagement into cortical bone of endplates. Large major screw diameter allows more screw thread purchase into subchondral bone (5.5mm screw diameter). Novel spiral locking threads, designed to provide back-out resistance, lock screw into spacer; no secondary lock required. - Minimal Manipulation
With a 25.5 degree angle, the Solitaire™ System requires a smaller incision for screw insertion. Less endplate carpentry needed (as compared to steeper angle screws) to insert screws.
About ALIF Cages
Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is a spine surgery that involves approaching the spine from the front of the body to remove disc or bone material from in between two adjacent lumbar vertebrae. The disc material is then replaced by cage containing bone graft or bone morphogenetic protein.The ALIF cage maintains normal disc height as the bone graft fuses with the bone of the vertebrae above and below to stabilize the spine.
About Zimmer Biomet
Zimmer Biomet is the world’s most trusted brand for personalized bone and joint healthcare solutions. We help people discover and achieve exceptional outcomes. As a leading innovator in musculoskeletal healthcare, we offer a complete portfolio of products for joint reconstruction, bone and skeletal repair, sports medicine, spine, and dental reconstruction. Every day, we focus on improving musculoskeletal healthcare. It’s all we do. It’s all we’ve ever done. For nearly 90 years, Zimmer Biomet has helped people progress beyond their pain and limitations. Because it’s not just what we make, it’s what we make possible. Zimmer Biomet serves healthcare professionals and their patients globally. Our worldwide headquarters is in Warsaw, Indiana, USA.http://www.zimmerbiomet.com