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Stability starts on the surface

AESCULAP® PLASMAPOREXP® 
surface-enhancing coating

Introducing our advanced interbody fusion devices with a porous titanium coating and PEEK core. Experience the fusion of osteoconductive performance and bone-mimicking features. This is the choice of eXPerts.

  • Osteoconductive texture provides

    0%

    greater performance in apposition* [1,2,4]

  • Finely balanced coating structure ensures

    0%

    more delamination resistance** [3]

  • Strong and elastic at the same time - the XP coated cages are

    0%

    closer to the elastic modulud of cortical bone.*** [2,5,6]

Implant Variety

Implant Variety

Wide portfolio of interbody fusion devices including stand-alone options

Great Imaging Properties

Great Imaging Properties

PLASMAPORE XP® enables clear visualization of implant contours, while the radiolucent nature of PEEK allows clear visibility on X-rays and CT scans, giving surgeons the images they need to assess the fusion process.

PLASMAPORE XP® Coating

PLASMAPORE XP® Coating

The porous titanium surface creates a very good surface-to-bone contact for enhanced osseointegration.[1,4]

Generous graft window

Generous graft window

All implants can be filled with bone or bone substitute for optimized fusion results.

Diverging screw design

Diverging screw design

The diverging screw design contributes to implant stability.

Radiopaque marker pins

Radiopaque marker pins

X-ray pins facilitate implant positioning and localization.

The letters XP are large in gray on a light blue background. They are frosted at the top and bottom.
The letters XP are large in gray on a light blue background. The letters XP are large in gray on a light blue background. They stand stably on a diagonal background.
The letters XP are large in gray on a light blue background. They are mirrored from above and below.
The letters XP are large in light gray on a light blue background with a green round frame.

References

* compared to uncoated interbody fusion devices, after 24 weeks of implantation

** compared to industry recommended requirement

*** compared to solid titanium alloy interbody fusion devices.
 

  1. Cheng B, Boyle C. Biomechanical Pullout Strength and Histology of Plasmapore® XP Coated Implants: Ovine Multi Time Point Survival Study. 2014.
  2. Chen Y, Wang X, Lu X, Yang L, Yang H, Yuan W, Chen D. Comparison of titanium and polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cages in the surgical treatment of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a prospective, randomized, control study with over 7-year follow-up. Eur Spine J. 2013 Jul;22(7):1539-46. doi: 10.1007/s00586-013-2772-y. Epub 2013 Apr 9. PMID: 23568254; PMCID:PMC3698331.
  3. Ateschrang A, Weise K, Weller S, Stöckle U, de Zwart P, Ochs BG. Long-term results using the straight tapered femoral cement-less hip stem in total hip arthroplasty: a minimum of twenty-year follow-up. J Arthroplasty. 2014 Aug;29(8):1559-65. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2014.02.015. Epub 2014 Feb 13. PMID: 24656056.
  4. Klawitter JJ, Bagwell JG, Weinstein AM, Sauer BW. An evaluation of bone growth into porous high density polyethylene. J Bio-med Mater Res. 1976 Mar;10(2):311-23. doi: 10.1002/jbm.820100212. PMID: 1254618.
  5. Kuhn JL, Goldstein SA, Choi K, London M, Feldkamp LA, Matthews LS. Comparison of the trabecular and cortical tissue moduli from human iliac crests. J Orthop Res. 1989;7(6):876-84. doi: 10.1002/jor.1100070614. PMID: 2795328.
  6. Ratner, B. D., Hoffman, A. S., Schoen, F. J., Lemons, J. E., Wagner, W. R., Sakiyama-Elbert, S. E., Zhang, G., & Yaszemski, M. J. (2020). Introduction to Biomaterials Science: An Evolving, Multidisciplinary Endeavor. In Biomaterials Science: An Introduction to Materials in Medicine (pp. 3-19). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-816137-1.00001-5