Medical device company ulrich medical USA Inc reported on Friday the launch of its highly-anticipated, new generation Solidity Vertebral Body Replacement (VBR) titanium body replacement flagship device in the US spine implant market.

The company added that the world's first implantation of this Solidity Vertebral Body Replacement (VBR) titanium device implant was performed in Palm Springs, California in December 2018 by neurosurgeon Blake Berman, D.O., FACS, FACOS, Section Chief Division of Neurosurgery, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, and Medical Director of the Spine Programme at the Institute of Clinical Orthopedics and Neurosciences at Desert Regional Medical Center.

Used for the surgical reconstruction of defects of the spine, the company's Solidity VBR implant consists of a main centre piece with 625 unique end cap configurations available in one optimised set. The wide range of implants can be used to match unique patient anatomy and restore height and sagittal balance for spinal correction.

In addition, the innovative VBR design allows for Solidity end caps to be attached in a full 360° orientation on a Solidity center piece. This maximizes the range of device access to support any surgical approach, added the company.

Concurrently, the end caps can be replaced or exchanged after a construct has been assembled, allowing surgeons to revise and fine-tune a construct as much as necessary to fit patient anatomy, concluded the company.