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Individual Patient Solutions

IPS Implants®

The right "customized" choice for every patient

Patient-specific implants, planning aids, and anatomical models are made from various materials using state-of-the-art fabrication technologies. Thanks to computer-based planning and functionalized patient-specific implants, preoperative planning can be implemented in surgery with unprecedented precision.

Based on the potential planning in our design software and subsequent case treatment and communication in the IPS Gate®, you will then receive an IPS® implant fabricated to your wishes. As a result, the IPS® product range offers a versatile service in terms of patient-specific implants.
 

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What our users say

Dr. med. Stephan F. Schindele, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland: "The 3-dimensional reconstruction of fractures of the forearm that have healed in a deformed position has meanwhile proven its worth at various centers and good results have been reported in the literature for this still young technique to this day. This technique increases the precision of the correction on the one hand and shortens the duration of the operation on the other hand. Especially in complex reconstructions with rotational malpositions the use of this technique is indispensable. The fixation of the correction with an individual implant also in many cases does justice to the individual anatomy in each case."

Dr. Jan-Ragnar Haugstvedt, Østfold Hospital, Moss, Norway: "After many years as a hand surgeon, one of the most challenging procedures to perform is correction of malunited forearm fractures that the patient suffered from in childhood. Using 3D reconstruction of the contralateral (non-injured) arm, and patient-specific guides and plates, the correction has been made “easy” with good results and happy patients."

Dr. med. Philip Grieve, Blackrock Clinic, Dublin, Ireland: "With regards to the case in question, I simply wouldn’t have been able to treat this complex intra-articular malunion effectively without a patient specific implant and the 3D planning involved. On the day of surgery the support KLS Martin provided was top class and ensured the surgery was performed to the highest standard possible. I’m looking forward to my next case already."

Dr. med. Niels Schep, Maasstad Ziekenhuis Rotterdam, Netherlands: "IPS® provides me with the tools to plan and execute complex extra-articular malunions of the distal radius. Moreover, recently we also successfully completed intra-articular corrections with the help of patient-specific 3D-printed guides and titanium plates."

MUDr. Radek Kebrle, Vysoke nad Jizerou Hospital, Czech Republic: "3D planning and customized 3D printing in reconstructive surgery start to be inevitable solution for certain pathologies. Their use during reconstruction of intraarticular malunions of distal radius gives us a chance to reconstruct more complex cases that would be otherwise indicated for salvage."

IPS Implants® Radius Reconstruction extra-articular

IPS Implants® Radius Reconstruction

  • Patient-specific extra-articular radius reconstruction
  • Additively manufactured implants, drilling and marking guides and models based on individual patient data
  • Reflection of intact bones and adaptation to the prevailing anatomical environment
  • Intra-operative flexibility in fixation through the use of Ø 2.5 mm and/or Ø 3.0 mm smartDrive® screws
IPS Implants® Radius Reconstruction intra-articular

IPS Implants® Radius Reconstruction

  • Patient-specific intra-articular radius reconstruction
  • Additively manufactured implants, drilling and marking guides and models based on individual patient data
  • Reflection of intact bones and adaptation to the prevailing anatomical environment
  • Intra-operative flexibility in fixation through the use of Ø 2.5 mm and/or Ø 3.0 mm smartDrive® screws
IPS Implants® Forearm Reconstruction

IPS Implants® Forearm Reconstruction

  • Patientenspezifische Unterarmrekonstruktion
  • Additiv gefertigte Implantate, Bohr- und Markierungslehren und Modelle aufbauend auf den individuellen Patientendaten
  • Spiegelung der intakten Knochen und Angleichung an das vorherrschende anatomische Umfeld
  • Präzise Positionierung der Bohr- und Markierungslehre anhand von Referenzpunkten durch distale Kirschnerdraht-Aufnahmen
  • Intra-operative Flexibilität in der Fixierung durch den Einsatz von Ø 2.5 mm und/oder Ø 3.0 mm smartDrive®-Schrauben

Generative manufacturing process,
additive manufacturing

Selective Lasermelting

Selective laser melting (SLM) is a 3D printing process in the context of a generative manufacturing process.
Titanium powder is fed from a high pressure chamber into a working chamber via a scraper or roller. A laser beam is reflected into the working chamber with a mirror where it falls on the titanium powder. The impact of the laser beam melts the powder (hence the term laser melting) and compresses it. Once the laser has processed one working plane, the working platform (table) is lowered and a new layer of titanium powder is applied. Thus the workpiece is manufactured layer after layer. As the performance density of the laser is extremely high, this leads to highly compressed three-dimensional workpieces.
This manufacturing process allows the fabrication of patient-specific implants from additive manufactured titanium.
 

Selective laser sintering and stereolithography

Selective laser sintering and stereolithography also count as generative manufacturing processes. Selective laser sintering (SLS) follows the same functional principle as selective laser melting, the difference being that the starting materials used are all materials with thermoplastic properties. Resin powder (e.g. polyamide (PA)) is a frequently used material. Drill and marking guides or anatomical models are manufactured using this method.

In stereolithography (SLA), the workpiece is positioned in a photopolymer liquid bath (e.g. epoxy resin) in which it is slowly immersed deeper and deeper. During each step a laser passes over the starting material to harden it in thin layers in order to create the desired shape.

The stereolithography process is the 3D printing process which has so far been in use the longest, so that a considerable amount of experience has been gained. In general this method is used for fabricating anatomical models.

Materials of the IPS Implants®

Additive manufacturing titanium

Completely free surfaces can be generated without tools and devices. This allows for hitherto unprecedented options in surface design.
Correction processes are no longer required.

Material: Ti-alloy Ti6Al4V

Benefits:

  • Complete freedom of design of the material and its surface
  • High stability
  • Open structures are possible

The easy way to IPS Implants®

We offer a holistic service from case preparation to shipment of the individually manufactured implant. Thus, there is always only one contact person for you. Find out here how the process is put together.

1. Case creation in the IPS Gate®

1. Case creation in the IPS Gate®

To create a case, patient data and patient scans are uploaded to the IPS Gate®.

2. Planning phase

2. Planning phase

During the planning phase, planning meetings are arranged with you and our IPS® Designer. All important data concerning the case are summarized in a case-specific documentation.

3. Release

3. Release

If the design meets your requirements, you can release the design digitally for production directly via the IPS Gate®. Simultaneously, you will receive the commercial offer and confirm it by sending the order.

4. Production

4. Production

As soon as the approval has been obtained, production of the IPS Implants® starts using the latest manufacturing technologies.

5. Shipment

5. Shipment

The IPS® products are sent to you. The total processing times vary depending on the indication. You can find more detailed information on the processing times here.

Legal basis for IPS Implants®

According to the regulation (EU) 2017/745, a custom-made product is a device specifically made in accordance with a written prescription of any person authorized by national law by virtue of that person's professional qualifications which gives, under that person's responsibility, specific design characteristics, and is intended for the sole use of a particular patient exclusively to meet their individual conditions and needs.

For this reason a separate inquiry is necessary in every IPS® case.

The written prescription is a release for the technical offer (design of the products). This is to be submitted in writing by the user at the same time as the required order for the economic offer if he/she agrees with the desired case planning.

Shipment is not permissible as a matter of principle without this mandatory regulatory document.

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