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In 2005, the first SIGNUS plate for anterior cervical stabilization was launched: TOSCA. It offers the user a high degree of flexibility for ventral stabilisation of C2 to C7. Now, there are two designs available – and at 1,6mm both are among the thinnest plates on the market. With the very thin plate design and the semi-rigid screw connection TOSCA Standard and TOSCA Expansion allow for optimal load transmission onto the bone (Wolff’s law), thereby supporting segment fusion. Both systems come with a wide range of pre-lordosed plates for one to four segment constructs. The implants are manufactured from a biocompatible titanium alloy (Ti-6AI-4V) with proven strength.
Due to a large selection of self-tapping screws, TOSCA Standard can be used either mono- or bicortically. Colour coding makes size identification easy.
TOSCA Expansion stands for optimized stability – even with poor bone quality. The variable- and fixed-angle expansion screws are anchored in the bone in the same way as a dowel.
Choose a system suitable for your surgical technique.
TOSCA® Product-Specific Advantages
Thin, semi-rigid plate design
- Minimised stress-shielding effect
- Optimal load transmission and promotion of fusion (Wolff’s law)
- Support for physiological subsidence (“graft settling”)
Wide range of pre-lordosed mono- and poly-segmental plates
- Optimal adaptation to patient anatomy
- In most cases implantable without additional bending
Colour Coding
- Simple size identification
Applicable for TOSCA® Standard screws
- Self-tapping, variable angle standard screws up to 26mm
- Mono- and bicortical stabilisation
- No need for pre-tapping
- Application for div