Tornier Pyrocarbon Humeral Head

Advanced bearing hemi arthroplasty

Approved for use in anatomic shoulder hemi arthroplasty with the Tornier Flex Shoulder system.

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Key features

  • Pyrocarbon has a modulus of elasticity more similar to bone than traditional orthopedic humeral heads1,2       
  • When compared to cobalt chrome, in vitro (benchtop/mechanical) testing has shown pyrocarbon may have favorable wear characteristics3
  • Pyrocarbon is a material that has been used internationally for orthopedic procedures since the 1980s4, and Stryker successfully completed an IDE (premarket human clinical trial) for shoulder hemi-arthroplasty clearance in the United States

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Tornier Pyrocarbon operative technique.pdf
Tornier Pyrocarbon operative technique.pdf
Tornier Pyrocarbon Brochure.pdf
Tornier Pyrocarbon Brochure.pdf
  1. M. Ross, C. James, G. Couzens, J. Klawitter, Pyrocarbon small joint arthroplasty of the extremities, Editor(s): P.A. Revell,Joint Replacement Technology (Second Edition), Woodhead Publishing, 2014,Pages 628-673.
  2. Frank Kern, Anke Bernstein, Andreas Killinger, Design of ceramic materials for orthopedic devices, Editor(s): Paola Palmero, Francis Cambier, Eamonn De Barra, Advances in Ceramic Biomaterials, Woodhead Publishing, 2017, Pages 331-353.
  3. Klawitter JJ, Patton J, More R, Peter N, Podnos E, Ross M. In vitro comparison of wear characteristics of PyroCarbon and metal on bone: Shoulder hemiarthroplasty. Shoulder Elbow. 2020 Dec;12(1 Suppl):11-22. doi: 10.1177/1758573218796837. Epub 2018 Sep 11. PMID: 33343712; PMCID: PMC7726179.4.
  4. Hetherington, V, D.P.M. et al, Pyrolitic carbon as a joint replacement in the foot, a preliminary report, The Journal of Foot Surgery, 1982.