Clinical Benefits

The bioabsorbable Inion FreedomPin™ implants provide several clinical benefits to trauma and reconstructive orthopaedic procedures:

  • Bone healing: maintenance of the accurate alignment of
    • bone fractures
    • osteotomies
    • arthrodesis
    • bone grafts with appropriate additional immobilisation
  • Avoidance of removal surgery, reducing patient trauma and cost in comparison to the metallic K-wires, which always protrude through the skin and must later be removed
  • No permanent implant is left in the body, reducing risk of implant migration and stress shielding

Additional Benefits

The bioabsorbable Inion FreedomPin™ implants provide additional benefits due to their technical features and material composition:

  • Resorbs in 2–4 years
  • Predictable degradation progressively loads the bone to aid bone regeneration. The Inion Freedom™ pins maintain adequate strength during the healing period of fracture, osteotomy or other indicated procedure
  • No long-term implant palpation, visibility, temperature sensitivity
  • No imaging interference: no artefact is created on X-ray, computer tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) by the material
  • No release or accumulation of metal debris, nor metal-induced allergies/sensitization
  • Sterile-packaged implants reduce the risk of cross-contamination and overall infection risk
  • Easier revision procedures: if re-operation is needed, the previously inserted Inion Freedom™ pins have either absorbed, or can simply be drilled through
  • MR Safe: the Inion Freedom™ pins are entirely made of non-conductive and non-ferrous material components
  • High-strength pins due to reinforced polymer
  • Improved intraoperative visibility due to coloured implants
  • Enhanced pull-out and torsion resistance: the hexagonal shaft shape of the Inion FreedomPin™ enhances pull out and torsion resistance compared with bioabsorbable pins (and K-wires) having round cross-section
  • Easy-to-use reusable pin applicator with implant locking feature
  • Available also as a single-use kit with sterile and easy-to-use disposable insertion instrumentation
  • The pins can be cut to the desired length during the operation