RESOURCES

FLEX-SN MC²

WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT?

SINTX’s FleX-SN MC² is the only dense silicon nitride material with a history of experimental and clinical data (over 130 peer-reviewed publications) to support its use inside the body. It is also the only silicon nitride material used in FDA-cleared medical implants.

Beneficial Properties of Silicon Nitride (FleX-SN MC²):

Material phase stability⁴⁴
Strength and fracture toughness⁴²
Hydrophilicity⁴⁵
Bacterial resistance⁴⁶,¹¹
Favorable imaging⁴⁷
Wear resistance⁴⁴,⁴⁸
Osteoconductivity⁶,⁷,¹²
Osteoinductivity¹³,⁴⁹

FLEX-SN MC² APPLICATIONS

SPINAL IMPLANTS

With over 40,000 human spine implantations over the past 10 years and a very low percentage of reported adverse events, FleX-SN MC2 has an excellent safety record⁸. It is biocompatible, bioactive, and has shown bacterial resistance and superb bone affinity⁴.

DENTAL IMPLANTS

As a dental implant material, FleX-SN MC2 has been thoroughly tested to ISO 10993-01 standards and been shown to be highly biocompatible⁵,¹³,¹⁴. Silicon nitride is metal free, like all ceramics, and free of corrosion, galvanism, and electronic disturbances.

ARTHROPLASTY

When compared to other biomaterials, FleX-SN MC2 has been shown to remove oxygen from the tribo-layer²²,²³,²⁴,²⁵, potentially avoiding long-term degradation of polyethylene in hip and knee replacements and extending the life of these synthetic joints.