“I’m excited for how this technology may lead to improved operating room efficiency while eliminating many of the past and current challenges of cementless knee designs.”Ĭombining CONCELOC 3D printing technology with LEGION’s clinical success 5-8 * treating over two million patients creates a unique, modern cementless knee implant. Mathias Bostrom, an orthopaedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, and one of the system’s designing surgeons. The asymmetrical keel is designed to help achieve immediate bone fixation, while the patented 3D printed structure of CONCELOC encourages biological ingrowth,” said Dr. “LEGION CONCELOC addresses the critical elements of the cementless total knee through its unique design. CONCELOC is created in a virtual environment and manufactured through 3D printing additive manufacturing to optimize its porous structure to promote bony ingrowth. Smith+Nephew announces the introduction of its LEGION CONCELOC Cementless Total Knee System (TKS) and first completed surgical procedures.ĬONCELOC Advanced Porous Titanium is a patented, proprietary, 3D printed porous structure technology first used in Smith+Nephew’s leading REDAPT ◊ Revision Hip System, launched in 2016.
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