NITIBOND® STAPES PROSTHESIS

NITIBOND® STAPES PROSTHESIS

• CliP made of shape memory heat activated nitinol
• Self-retaining
• Standardized coupling
• Crimp-free coupling
• Rounded distal end of the prosthesis
• Rounded between the piston segment and the loop area
• Fixed length availability
• Distal end diameter 0.4 and 0.6 mm
• Piston surgical technique
• MR conditional for the future: 7.0 Tesla

Crimp-Free Coupling

The NiTiBOND Stapes Prosthesis is a crimp-free prosthesis, that combines proven properties of CliP Stapes Prostheses with the benefits of shape memory heat activated nitinol. Extensive experience in the development of stapes prostheses, knowledge of the middle ear, creates the basis for a geometry of the unique nitinol loop making it suitable for almost all incus sizes. The nitinol loop has four integrated contact zones, conforming to the asymmetrical dimensions of the incus. Additionally, the loop also features three independent activation zones which keep thermal transfer from the mucosa surface during laser activation. These activation zones can be sequentially closed producing a custom coupling to the individualized incus. The laser settings are determined with the aid of the Thermo-Dummy. The dummy is delivered together with the NiTiBOND Prosthesis.  

LENGTH (mm) ∅ 0.4 mm	REF		LENGTH (mm) ∅ 0.6 mm	REF
3.50	1007103		3.50	1007153
3.75	1007104		3.75	1007154
4.00	1007105		4.00	1007155
4.25	1007106		4.25	1007156
4.50	1007107		4.50	1007157
4.75	1007108		4.75	1007158
5.00	1007109		5.00	1007159
5.50	100711		5.50	1007161

Developed in close collaboration with the ORL Clinic of the University Hospital Zuerich and the Institute of Engineering and Computational Mechanics at the University of Stuttgart, Germany.