Additive Introduces Patient Specific Implant Locking Technology

3D printed orthopedic foot and ankle device company Additive Orthopaedics LLC is now offering new patient specific implants.

The new implant technology, which is patent-pending, can be integrated into Additive Orthopaedics Patient Specific 3D Printed Plates and Patient Specific 3D Printed Bone Segments.

“Locking technology is straightforward for off-the-shelf implants in which the machining process for the screw hole threads is set up once and can be manufactured in high volumes. Conversely, the geometries of Patient Specific Implants can be highly complex,” said Luciano Bertolotti, director of engineering for Additive Orthopaedics.

“Every Patient Specific Implant is unique, and each case poses a new challenge. Regardless of the complexity, we are now able to incorporate locking threads into the contour of the implant and deliver in a quick timeline. The ability to offer locking technology in our Patient Specific Implants is another way Additive is continuing to innovate and provide better solutions for surgeons and their patients.”

Additive Orthopaedics is the only company to receive FDA 510(k) clearance for Patient Specific 3D Printed Bone Segments and Patient Specific Plates for the use in the foot and ankle.

The company said it is focused on developing Patient Specific Implants and leveraging Game Plan technology, a cloud-based communication system that facilitates communication between surgeons and engineers to produce the best patient outcomes possible.

Their Patient Specific 3D Printed Implants include the Patient Specific Navicular, the Patient Specific MTP, Patient Specific Bunion, Patient Specific Subtalar, Patient Specific Supramalleolar and Ankle Fusion Bone Segment.

According to the company, they leverage “state-of-the-art 3D metal printing technology to design, manufacture, and market patient specific and off the shelf implants specializing in complex reconstructions, implant revisions, and limb salvage procedures. Built with LatTi-Structure^® to support bony in-growth, Additive Orthopaedics develops advanced implants with complex geometries leading to enhanced osteo-integration, not previously possible with traditional manufacturing processes.”