LATERALLY INTRODUCED INTERVERTEBRAL BODY IMPLANTS

Brand	Owner	Address	Description
VERTELX	VG Innovations, Inc	150 153rd Ave. Suite 201 St. Petersburg FL 33708	Laterally-introduced intervertebral body implants for use in the lumbar portion of the spine composed of nonmetallic artificial, allograft or biological materials, and not comprised of pharmaceuticals, and not comprised of plates, screws, rings, rods, hooks, bolts, or connectors;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

A multi-layer coating is particularly useful for the coating of implants such as orthopedic and dental implants, particularly metallic implants. The first layer comprises a bond coating of a dense material insoluble and inert in body fluids. The second layer comprises apatite and a binder. The first layer protects the metallic implants from corrosion, apatite dissolution, and interfacial reaction with apatite and the binder. The apatite in the second layer is a bioactive agent that can osteobond to tissue. The binder allows adjustment of the thermal expansion coefficient between the coating and the metallic substrate. This multi-layer coating has both high bond strength to implants and excellent bioactivity with the surrounding body tissue.