TECHNOLOGY

PIONEERING INNOVATION

in 3D Printed Interbody Fusion Technology

REDUCED STIFFNESS

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Subsidence Risk Reduction with Soft Titanium  Implants

97% Less stiff than solid titanium implants

Modulus similar to PEEK

bone

Hive   IMPLANTS

PEEK

TITANIUM
IMPLANTS

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COMPARISON OF ELASTIC MODULUS

Durable Load Bearing Lattice

Patented low stiffness core prevents stress shielding

Stimulates and strengthens bone formation as described by Wolff's Law

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SUPERIOR IMAGING

Visualization Available Across All Devices

Hive™ implants preferred by four out of five surgeons over competitive devices in an independent blind study of visualization characteristics. 

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Optimal aid to assess implant positioning

Endplate fusion readily identifiable on x-ray

Easily visualize bone growth through cage

Minimal scatter on CT and MRI scans

INGROWTH

The First Step to Fusion

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µCT with bone-density color overlay.

LAPINE MODEL: 8 WEEKS DATA ON FILE

Pore sizes of 300 to 700 microns shown to be optimal for new bone attachment

70% porous, allowing bony ingrowth

Open pore structure allows flow of cells and signals

Lattice observed to promote bone growth prior to autograft

ONGROWTH

MACRO

SUB-MICRO

MICRO

Increased osteoblast recruitment compared to untreated surfaces [1]

Rapid bone attachment at endplates and throughout lattice [2]

Complex sub-micron surface increases osteoblast proliferation [1,3]

Soft Titanium  lattice provides up to 20x more surface area

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Faster implant stability from on-growth at host bone interface

[1] N. J. Bassous, C. L. Jones and T. J. Webster, 3-D printed Ti-6Al-4V scaffolds for supporting osteoblast and restricting bacterial functions without using drugs: 
Predictive eQuations and experiments, Acta Biomaterialia 96 (2019) 662–673, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2019.06.055, 
[2] CL Jones, D Bichara, J Toy, J Tinley. (2018) "Bone In Growth with 3D-Printed Soft Titanium® Scaffold." [White Paper], HD LifeSciences, LLC. 
[3] Ejiofor J., et al, Bone Cell Adhesion on Titanium Implants with Nanoscale Surface Features. International Journal of Powder Metallurgy, 40(2), 43-53.