Bioretec to increase production capacity for bioresorbable implants

The RemeOs trauma screws. [Image from Bioretec]Bioretec announced today that it acquired a new CNC machining center to increase the production capacity of its RemeOs products.

Tampere, Finland-based Bioretec said its acquisition is optimized for the production of magnesium-based implants. This especially includes the first product from the RemeOs family, the RemeOs screw. Bioretec’s RemeOs screw received FDA approval in March.

According to the company, the screw is the first and only bioresorbable metal implant approved by the FDA. The product’s range and indication align with a clinical trial conducted in the ankle, Bioretec says. Its bioresorbable metals combine surgical techniques from traditional metal implants with the benefits of last-generation bioresorbable polymer implants. These make implant removal operations redundant, according to Bioretec.

Bioretec designed its products to enhance bone growth and accelerate fracture healing after orthope…

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Study demonstrates benefits of Bioretec’s bioresorbable pediatric wrist implant

[Image from Bioretec]Bioretec announced today that published clinical trial results support the use of its bioresorbable ActivaPin implant.

Helsinki-based Bioretec designed the ActivaPin implants for pediatric patients to treat severely displaced distal radius and forearm fractures.

According to a news release, the results from the retrospective, multicenter study demonstrated that patients treated with ActivaPin has a significantly lower level of complications compared to those treated with traditional, non-biodegradable, metallic Kirschner-wires (k-wires), while no second surgical intervention was required.

Bioretec comprised the ActivaPin implant of bioresorbable polymer (PLGA), which safely disappears in the body in approximately two years. The company aims to offer ActivaPin as an alternative to the standard of care using k-wires. Percutaneous k-wire osteosynthesis followed by immobilization can often require removal surgery for the metal implants that…

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