NanoGlide™

(Orthopedics)

Not available for sale in the United States

PEEKplus®

(Spine)

First FDA Cleared Nanotechnology PEEK Devices for Spinal Intervertebral Fusion

Accelerated Neutral Atom Beam (ANAB) processing is a subtractive nanotexturing that any company can apply to its current and future polyethylene and PEEK devices without effecting the devices design, mechanical strength or chemical composition. The current benefits of the devices are maintained while making them proprietary and differentiable.

The video to the left discusses the application of subtractive nanotexturing on PEEKplus interbody cages for spinal fusion.

The ANAB ablative process that creates the subtractive nanotexturing shown in the video is the same ablative process used for creating nanotexturing on polyethylene.

Vallum’s in vitro and in vivo studies with PEEK demonstrated enhanced osseointegration on ANAB nanotextured PEEK. Additional in vitro studies with PEEK conducted by Vallum demonstrated a reduction in bacterial attachment on ANAB nanotextured PEEK.

Vallum’s in vitro studies with polyethylene demonstrated a reduction in bacterial attachment and a reduction in wear on ANAB nanotextured polyethylene.

Vallum has not conducted any clinical studies to support its in vitro and in vivo results on PEEK or polyethylene and the presentation of Vallum’s results are not claims of clinical efficacy.

4 Million Times Smaller Than a Dimple On a Golf Ball

Vallum’s subtractive nanotexturing creates 20-50 nanometer concavities in the surface of polyethylene and PEEK, like the dimples on a golf ball – only 4 million times smaller.

A substantial investment in time and capital have gone into developing Vallum’s proprietary:

Subtractive nanotexturing technology;

ANAB Nanoprocessor;

Nanoprocessing techniques and protocols; and

Robust patent portfolio for ANAB subtractive nanotexturing.

Vallum’s subtractive nanotexturing processor

Fast, simple, and inexpensive nanotexturing

Actual AFM Image of Vallum Subtractive Nanotexturing on Polyethylene Following Processing

Frost & Sullivan: New Product Innovation Award

December 11, 2018/in News /by smblinn

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FDA Clears First Nanotechnology PEEK Devices for Spinal Intervertebral Fusion

July 18, 2018/in News /by smblinn

MEDICINE and SCIENCE

Our advisory board includes well-respected surgeons, clinicians and scientists that bring insight and expertise to Vallum.

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY

Vallum’s NanoGlide™ and PEEKplus® nanotextured surfaces are uniquely differentiated because their potential benefits come without coating the material, without making the material porous, and without infusing the material with chemicals – they remain pure polyethylene and pure PEEK with a nanotextured surface less than 50nm.

RESEARCH

Extensive studies have been performed on Vallum’s nanotextured surfaces demonstrating significant decreases in bacterial attachment on polyethylene and PEEK; significant decreases in wear on polyethylene; and significant increases in osseointegration on PEEK. Results from in vitro and in vivo studies do not necessarily correspond to clinical outcomes.