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Updated: Nov 28 2025

iFuse 3D

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  • Design
    • iFuse-3D is a minimally invasive implant system intended to stabilize and fuse the sacroiliac joint by delivering triangular, porous, fenestrated titanium implants across the joint via a percutaneous approach.
    • Key features
      • The implant is specifically designed to stabilize and fuse the SI joint.
      • Titanium construction provides an interference fit between the implant and the adjacent osseous walls.
      • Triangular-shaped implant profile minimizes rotation, with more than 6× the rotational resistance of a screw, and stabilizes the joint while the porous surface supports long-term fusion.
      • 3D-printed trabecular surface mimics native cancellous bone and enhances osteointegration; implant surface porosity is approximately 65 percent and pore size is approximately 300 micrometers, compared with cancellous bone porosity of approximately 60–70 percent and pore size approximately 200–400 micrometers.
      • Designed to allow ongrowth, ingrowth, and through-growth; animal data include a sheep study at 12 weeks post-implantation.
      • Self-Harvesting Technology captures bone during implantation.
      • Fenestrated structure may be pre-packed with autograft or allograft, approximately 1–3 cc depending on implant size.
  • Indications
    • Intended for sacroiliac joint fusion.
    • Clinicians should review manufacturer risk information and patient selection guidance.
  • Approach
    • Minimally invasive lateral or oblique trajectory through a small incision with percutaneous instrumentation to place triangular implants across the SI joint.
  • Technique
    • Plan trajectory under fluoroscopic guidance.
    • Advance the guide pin with fluoroscopic confirmation of position and depth.
    • Maintain the working corridor and protect soft tissues.
    • Confirm working length relative to planned implant size.
    • Create the pilot channel along the guide pin with fluoroscopic confirmation.
    • Prepare the triangular channel to achieve an interference fit.
    • Advance until seated; confirm final position with fluoroscopy.
    • Place additional implants per preoperative plan.
  • Technical specifications
    • Triangular profile with interference-fit geometry
    • Outer diameter 14.2 mm
    • Inner diameter 8.5 mm
    • Height of triangular profile 11.35 mm
    • Implant lengths 35–90 mm in 5 mm increments
    • Graft volume range approximately 1.2–3.4 cc depending on implant length
    • Additive manufactured porous surface
      • Porosity approximately 65 percent
      • Pore size approximately 300 micrometers
    • Fenestrations support packing with autograft or allograft and facilitate through-growth
  • Screws
    • Triangular implants differ from cylindrical screws by engaging osseous walls with an interference fit that improves rotational stability for SI fixation.
    • The geometry demonstrates more than sixfold rotational resistance compared with a screw.
    • Porous, fenestrated architecture supports ongrowth, ingrowth, and through-growth to complement mechanical stability.
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