The AxioMed disc replacement implant was found to effectively reproduce key stiffness characteristics and natural-like motion behaviors of the lumbar spine, according to a Nov. 18 news release from KIC Ventures.
The study published in Clinical Biomechanics tested AxioMed in a physiologic environment with axial compression, flexion-extension, axial rotation, and compressive shear stiffness were measured.
Researchers found that “AxioMed VTDR reproduces lumbar disc stiffness more closely than prior designs. The ability to replicate both compliant and stiff loading zones suggests improved biomechanical performance and segmental stability, supporting its use as a potential alternative to spinal fusion.”
“This study confirms what our team has been working toward for nearly two decades — a spinal disc replacement that does not just move, but truly behaves like the native human disc,” Kingsley Chin, MD, CEO of KIC Ventures and senior author of the study, said in the release. “This breakthrough represents a new era where fusion is no longer the default solution and patients can regain natural, healthy motion.”
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