Orthopedic Implants manufacturers & suppliers Company approved by ISO 9001:2008, ISO 13485:2003 & CE!
With expertise as a developer, manufacturer and supplier of Orthopedic Implants, IOL has an exciting product portfolio with the enviable reputation of being able to manufacture and provide the orthopedic surgeon with all implantable devices for specific patients needs. Our innovative and exciting product portfolio of Orthopedic Implants is updated and expanded in line with technological advances to satisfy the current and future needs of both patients and healthcare professionals. We are committed to playing our part in achieving improved healthcare outcomes worldwide.
Mission
Renovation & Development have always been important aspects for IOL and today’s product line is in continuous evolution. Our R & D Program is the result of collaboration between clinical sector individuals, universities and research institutes, combined with IOL’S mature experience within the field of implantable medical devices.
5. Visualization
• Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen (1845-1923)
• Discovery of x-rays: 1895
– Nobel Prize, 1901
• Fluoroscopy: Thomas A. Edison, 1896
• X-ray tube: William D. Coolidge, 1913
7. Pre-Implant Era War Experience
• Ollier (1870)
– Immobilization
– Plaster of Paris
• Friedrich (1898)
– Proved efficacy of debridement of dead tissue
– Earlier practice, empirically
24. The Era of Disfavor
• 1920’s → 1950’s
• High incidence of bone destruction, delayed
union, non-union
• Confusion re: failure & corrosion of metals
• Confusion re: fracture healing biomechanics
36. Cornerstones of AO Technique
• “Technique of Internal Fixation of Fractures” (1965)
– Rigid compression to achieve primary bone union
– Use of austenitic stainless steel
– Pre-threading of screw holes
– Reduced-shear thread profile
– Dynamic compression plate (1973)
– AO Documentation Center (Berne)