Here are five things to know:
1. This is the first time a patient-specific spinal cage won FDA approval. Medicrea designed the 3D printed titanium devices using its IB3D predictive analytics model.
2. By using its UNiD IB3D, Medicrea eliminated the implant-selection stage. This helps reduce operating time while also providing the patient with an adaptable implant.
3. The cages are designed through X-rays and MRIs prior to surgery. Since first developing patient-specific implants, Medicrea has completed more than 2,400 surgeries.
4. Medicrea’s cages build off its current patient-specific rods. The UNiD Rod earned FDA clearance in November 2014. It was the first patient-specific spinal implant to receive FDA approval.
5. Medicrea has also expanded its UNiD Adaptive Spine Intelligence platform with the new cages into its present UNiD Hub, an outcome-centered database used for surgical planning.
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