{"id":4042,"date":"2021-10-25T19:06:06","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T17:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icotec-medical.com\/implant\/plif-cage"},"modified":"2025-09-11T16:03:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T14:03:43","slug":"plif-cage","status":"publish","type":"implant","link":"https:\/\/www.icotec-medical.com\/en\/implants\/plif-cage\/","title":{"rendered":"icotec PLIF Cage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"plif-cage-in-blackarmor-legendar\">icotec PLIF Cage \u2013 Titanium-Coated BlackArmor<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Carbon\/PEEK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For stabilization of the degenerative lumbar spine, the intervertebral PLIF cage made of BlackArmor<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Carbon\/PEEK provides artifact-free imaging and reliable stabilization thanks to the Ti-iT<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> titanium coating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benefits and Characteristics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"vorteile-und-eigenschaften\"><strong>Improved diagnostics and aftercare<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Artifact-reduced imaging (MRI, CT)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reliable anchoring and primary stability<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Profiled end plates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rapid and secure fusion<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ti-iT<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> titanium coating<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Window for bone graft<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hoppe et al. (2018): First Results of a New Vacuum Plasma Sprayed (VPS) Titanium-Coated Carbon\/PEEK Composite Cage for Lumbar Interbody Fusion. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. (<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29538285\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PubMed, PMID: 29538285<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><em><em>A complete list of indications, contraindications, warnings, and precautions can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/ifu.icotec-medical.com\/\">instructions for use<\/a>. The implant-specific reference numbers are listed on the factsheets. Not every product is available in every country. 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