IMPIX-C+
Sterile PEEK Optima® Cervical Interbody Device, prefilled with bone substitute.
Registration:
US clearance: NO
CE marking: YES
Benefits
Enhanced stability: the anatomical dome design with a central wall of IMPIX®-C+ cervical cage provides an excellent stability especially in rotation and offers an efficient fusion solution
Optimum fusion: thanks to a large contact surface between the bone substitute and vertebral plates
Operative time saving: no need for iliac graft swab.
Features
Design:
2 windows pre-filled with synthetic bone substitute
Anti-back out ridging and lower pins to prevent the risk of cage migration or rotation
Anatomical design to maintain disc height and restore lordosis
3 radiographic tantalum markers to control the cage position.
Material:
PEEK Optima®: radiolucence, bonelike elasticity, biocompatibility
Bone substitute: > 95% β-TCP.
Complete range:
2 sizes: 12.5x14mm 14.5x16mm
Heights: 4 to 10mm.
Presentation:
Sterile delivered implant
Clinical case
Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion at C6C7 – Disc herniation
Patient
60 year-old female with a cervicobrachial neuropathy (disc herniation)
Indication
Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease
Surgery
ACDFat C6C7 with a PEEK Optima® cervical spacer prefilled with β-TCP substitute, IMPIX®-C+ (not FDA approved) and secured by the compressive staple.
Results
Significant improvement of Neck Disability Index (NDI), arm and neck pain scores (VAS) at 20 months of follow-up
Neither pain nor disability was reported by the patient.