Valeo® TL • Lumbar Spacer


The Valeo TLIF Spacer of silicon nitride offers a dense, hydrophilic construct for load bearing and is nearly 20 times stronger than PEEK (data on file with Amedica). Its bulleted nose design aids insertion and unique hollow core design accepts autograft. As with all our silicon nitride products, the Valeo TL features excellent imaging compatibility.

The Valeo Spinal Spacer System is made of MC² silicon nitride, a twenty-first century ceramic used in high stress conditions requiring exceptional strength, durability, and reliability. Amedica has patented this technology to create the Valeo Lumbar Spacer, a non-oxide implant that is incredibly dense, strong, fracture tough, and hydrophilic.

The TLIF Spacer features both a dense outer ring to replicate the load bearing function of cortical bone and sharp knurls to bite into bone and reduce implant migration. Twenty times stronger than PEEK (test results are on file at Amedica), the TLIF Spacer possesses excellent imaging compatibility and is designed with a unique hollow core to accept autograft. As well, it has a wide 30 X 11 mm footprint to distribute load and can be ordered in multiple heights, from 7–17 mm.

Features


30 x 11 mm, 6° footprint to distribute load • Height range, 7–17mm with 1mm increments for better fit • Bulleted nose for ease of insertion • Knurled inferior/superior surfaces to resist migration and expulsion • Large interior cavities for bone graft • Large insertion feature for better control
  • MC² Silicon Nitride technology
  • Texturing increases surface area for bony apposition
  • Exceptional imaging properties for precise intra-operative positioning of implant
  • Clear observation of implant-endplate interface
  • No CT or MRI artifacts for clear post-op diagnostics
  • Hydrophilic surface attracts fluids
  • Nearly 20x stronger than PEEK (data on file)