CARBON REINFORCED PEEK VS METAL IMPLANTS (Orthopedics This Week)
website – http://www.icotec.ch/home/
A medical device company based in Altstätten, Switzerland, that spells its name in lower-case type is icotec AG. The company develops and manufactures non-metallic carbon/PEEK composite medical devices under the brand name BlackArmor. Its carbon/PEEK material boosts a 15-year and 20,000 implantation clinical track record in spinal and fracture surgical care, according to the company’s press release.
As the manufacturer explains, BlackArmor is a combination of continuous, high-strength carbon fiber reinforced PEEK and the company’s composite flow molding (CFM) process.
