The LP-ESP disc prosthesis is composed of two titanium plates with a polycarbonate urethane in which there is a silicone core loaded with compressible beads. The titanium end plates have raised teeth and a porous, rough hydroxyapatite coating. The elastomer core is manufactured from DSM...

The Eclipse soft tissue anchor from Medshape is a soft tissue fixation device manufactured from PEEK Altera (polyether ether ketone), which is Medshape's proprietary shape-memory PEEK. The benefit of this fixation device when compared with others is that it provides non-rotational fixation into...

The Exoshape Soft Tissue Fastener from Medshape is a shape memory PEEK Altera device designed for fixation of the soft tissue graft on the tibial side of the knee joint in an ACL reconstruction. The device is delivered using a gun and expands in a controlled fashion.  Photograph source:...

The XL TDR from NuVasive is an investigational intervertebral disc replacement which is implanted using a lateral approach to the lumbar spine. The device has CoCrMo endplates and a ball and socket articulation. A clinical trial is ongoing. As an investigational device, it is not yet...

The Freedom Lumbar Disc replacement from AxioMed comprises metal endplates which are porous coated with titanium beads for osteointegration and a viscoelastic polymer (silicone polycarbonate urethane polymer) articulation.  The device is undergoing clinical trials .