The chest wall is dynamic. Your patient’s rib plates can be too. As a leader in bone fixation, KLS Martin has long devoted itself to designing and manufacturing titanium plating systems to meet the challenges of rib fracture fixation. For us, challenge inspires innovation. This led us to explore the strength and resilience of PEEK, a high-performance thermoplastic polymer with an elastic modulus similar to human bone, making it physiologically appropriate for the dynamics of the chest wall.
PEEK, Polyetheretherketone, allows for implantation without pre-bending the plate. This reduces the time needed for implantation while not compromising the strength of fixation.
PEEK provides stability while subjected to the chest wall's multidimensional forces. PEEK is a resilient material that combines high tensile strength and improved handling characteristics for a simplified approach to rib fracture fixation.
Traditional bicortical fixation requires careful drilling, depth measurement, and screw placement, all of which must consider any risk to the anatomical structures beyond the inner cortex. Through the use of patented technology called Convergent Biaxal fixation or “CB3”, secure osteosynthesis is possible using single-length, drill-free, monocortical locking screws. This design concept, combined with an optimized plate selection, results in a system that increases operative efficiency and provides excellent fixation for rib fractures. Note that the CB3 requires only one depth of screw instead of using a series of lengths to match the measured depth of each area of a rib. This simplifies the application and ease of use.
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