The FLEXBLOCK™ Implant is used for small- to medium-sized cranial defects and contour deformities. It can be used as an onlay for calvarial bone graft donor sites and contour defects. The FLEXBLOXK Implant has a smooth exterior surface and a series of pedicles on the interior surface that provide volume and flexibility. The outer perimeter and corresponding pedicles of the implant should be trimmed to provide a flange just larger than the defect for support and fixation.

After the MEDPOR® Implant is cut to the desired shape, stabilization may be accomplished by suturing to the periostium or by rigid fixation techniques.

1. The pedicles on the inferior surface of the implant provide flexibility to fit the implant to the desired contour.
2. The implant should be trimmed just larger than the defect. After cutting the implant to shape, the pedicles along the perimeter should be trimmed to provide a flange for fixation to the underlying bone.
3. A "shelf" in the surrounding bone maybe created at the edge of the defect to provide for a more smooth transition.

MEDPOR Implants are composed of biocompatible porous polyethylene for use in craniofacial augmentation and reconstruction procedures. Implants are provided STERILE, packaged individually in double peel pouches.

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