Valeo® OL • Lumbar Spacer


The Valeo OLIF is made of silicon nitride, a twenty-first century, non-oxide material proven in high stress conditions such as jet engines and race cars, where exceptional strength, durability, and reliability are crucial. Formed when powdered components are combined under great pressure and temperature, silicon nitride implants are incredibly dense, strong, fracture tough, and hydrophilic. What’s more, Amedica is the only company in North America with the technology and state-of-the-art facility to design and produce medical grade silicon nitride — technology we’ve incorporated into the patented Valeo OLIF Spacer, an implant with a dense outer ring to replicate the load bearing function of cortical bone, and knurls to bite into bone and reduce implant migration. Closely inspected to ensure the highest quality, each implant comes pre-packaged and operating room ready.

Features


9x29mm footprints and 0° parallel footprint • Height range, 7–15mm with 1 mm increments for better fit • Bulleted nose tapered for ease of insertion • Knurls resist migration and create immediate stability • Texturing increases surface area for bony apposition • Large central cavity for autograft • 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)