Surgeons at hospitals in California and Virginia have completed the first commercial procedures using Providence Medical Technology’s FDA-cleared 3D-printed posterior cervical fusion implant.
The procedures used the company’s CORUS Posterior Cervical Stabilization System 3D-T, which features a porous titanium lattice designed to support bone growth and spinal fusion, according to an Oct. 29 news release.
Mohsin Fidai, MD, performed one of the procedures at Adventist Health White Memorial in Los Angeles, while Abilio Reis, MD, performed another at Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center in Mechanicsville, Va. Both are orthopedic spine surgeons specializing in minimally invasive procedures.
The implant provides 50% more surface area and eight times the surface roughness of the company’s original CORUS system. It is designed to stabilize the cervical spine through a posterior surgical approach.
The original CORUS system is supported by randomized clinical trial evidence showing higher fusion rates and lower two-year revision rates when used alongside multilevel anterior cervical fusion. The company has not reported comparable clinical outcomes for the 3D-printed version.
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