Our expertise originates from a long experience in studying challenging bone and joint conditions and looking for the most suitable tailored solutions to treat them.
We have learned a lot over the years, but there are two notions we love to stick to.
To start with, every clinical case is unique because every patient is unique. As far as we can, we will provide surgeons with the most specific solution for each patient.
Additionally, the human body has outstanding self-healing capabilities. We will always choose less invasive, tissue sparing surgical solutions, provided that such solutions are safe and effective.
When standardized solutions cannot guarantee optimal treatment, osteobionix can help identify, design and manufacture a custom-made solution for each patient.
osteobionix designs and manufactures clinically validated, high-quality, cost-effective patient-specific solutions for orthopaedic, trauma, spine, thoracic and craniomaxillofacial surgery.
thoracic surgery
The procedural complexity of chest wall reconstruction has led to a variety of solutions, none of which, however, has proven to be optimal. Conventional solutions have weaknesses, which, to different extents, make their advantages less attractive.
Common implant drawbacks include:
• incomplete protection (lack of rigidity/stability)
• paradoxical breathing (lack of rigidity/stability)
• respiratory distress (excessive rigidity)
• post-operative pain (rigidity, insufficient permeability)
• implant breakage (inadequate mechanical resistance)
osteobionix offers customized implants based on a patient’s CT scan and designed in collaboration with surgeons:
• implants are made of titanium alloy, 3D printed with EBM technology
• size can range from a single rib to sternum with multiple ribs
• solid and stable structure to avoid paradoxical chest motion and protect internal organs
• flexible and extensible ribs to allow for normal respiratory mechanics
• shape mimics sound rib cage to minimize deformity
• implant options can include detachable sternum-rib connections
• prosthetic ribs can be fixed to resected ribs with claw-type fixation or cerclageons in a wide variety of challenging medical conditions.