MEDPOR® Biomaterial

MEDPOR ® Biomaterial
Surgical Planning
is Easier and Faster
with MEDPOR ®
Customized Implants
MEDPOR Porous Polyethylene Implants
provide surgeons with an expanding
range of options for reconstruction and
augmentation.
Standard Customized
Implant Services
MEDPOR customized surgical implants for
complex bilateral defects, or defects involving
the orbital or facial structures are created
using a physical skull model and template.
Customized Implant
Services with e -viewCT
The fastest, easiest way to order, view and
obtain a MEDPOR Customized Implant is
via a virtual process on Porex Surgical’s
web site.*
Photos courtesy of Robert D. Wallace, MD
Three Year Post-Op
Immediate Pre-Op
Fixation of Implant
More options,
MEDPOR Customized Implants provide the surgeon with an attractive
alternative to complex grafts and other implant materials.
Advantages:
Ability to transmit the patient's CT scan data electronically via a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) web address
High quality, customized implants that may significantly reduce operating time and expense
Creating a MEDPOR Customized Implant for an individual patient’s complex bilateral defect or
defects involving the orbital floor is a multi-step process and requires close communication
between the surgeon and Porex Surgical.
Steps to Creating MEDPOR Customized Implants for complex bilateral defects or
defects involving the orbital or facial structures:
• CT Data should be obtained using Porex Surgical’s Scanning Protocol (copy available
upon request).
• A purchase order is submitted to Porex Surgical Inc. The customized implant process cannot
be started without receipt of a purchase order or pre-payment of the implant.
• CT Data is submitted to Porex Surgical via FTP site upload or on a CD.
• Porex Surgical converts the patients CT scan data into a laser polymerized model of bony tissue
showing absent bony areas (defect). The model may be utilized for surgical planning.
• A customized implant template shape is created from clay to augment the defect areas evident
in the skull model. The skull model, non-sterile clay template, and a prescription form are sent
to the surgeon for review and approval.
• Upon receipt of the signed prescription form signifying physician approval of the template
shape, a MEDPOR Customized Implant is manufactured, sterilized, and shipped.
Facial customized
implants include
chins, mandibles,
malars and
alternatives
for hemifacial
microsomia cases.