Spinal Elements has launched Luna Ti, a new transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion implant. The device combines the company’s Luna XD implant design with a titanium-integrated surface that aims to maintain the imaging benefits of polyetheretherketone while adding the potential bone growth attachment and growth associated with titanium.
Surgeons have completed the first clinical cases using the implant, according to a July 29 news release from the devicemaker.
According to the company, the implant allows surgeons to place a large-footprint interbody implant through a minimally invasive technique. The implant is designed to restore space and alignment between the vertebrae while distributing pressure across a broad area to prevent it from sinking into the surrounding bone.
Spinal Elements CEO Ron Lloyd said in the release that demand for TLIF procedures has increased in recent years as more lumbar fusion surgeries move to ASCs and as surgeon and patient preferences continue to shift toward posterior approaches. He said the addition of Luna Ti expands the company’s minimally invasive surgery portfolio by offering surgeons a choice between traditional PEEK implants and a titanium integrated surface.
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