Antibacterial Silver Screw System is a pedicle screw system which is used for the treatment of degenerative or pathologic diseases to achieve an artificial stabilization. The pedicle screw systems are considered the most common application for spinal column fixation. And the feature of coating with nanoarticular silver ions distinguish Norm Antibacterial Silver Screw System from these pedicle screw systems.

Length of the operation time in “transpedicular stabilization with screw-rod system”, which has become one of the routine applications in spinal surgery, and predisposing causes like wideness of the incision or foreign material applications (titanium screws) carry an increased risk of infection. In case of infection growth antibiotic therapies and the increased hospitalization period increase greatly the cost of treatment. In addition, the available antibiotics may not always be sufficient to solve the problem and in some patients, removing of the implant is necessary with a second operation. The main purpose of this study is coating of the titanium implants used with nanoarticular silver ions and reducing the infection rate and risk.

Silver, which is the basic logic of the system, has antibacterial characteristics. Among the most effective antibiotics, Meticillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is one of the primary dangerous bacteriums. It was found in the studies performed that silver protects the stabilization systems used in spinal surgery from bacteriums such as MRSA (Meticillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus – Meticillin is among of the most powerful antibiotics) that causes hospital infections with a rate of 91.6 percent, and deven kils these deadly microorganisms.

With the purpose of not changing the biomedical characteristics of the system that this procedure will be applied to, an not to create side effects because of the material used, the coating material in microgram weights must be implanted only the system in micron thickness. Following the silver coating with Sol-Gel method, it was projected that the volume of silver changes by 2mg to 5mg in total. Even in case that the entire volume of silver rapidly involves the circulation in body, it will not be possible that silver level in blood can reach a toxic level that will cause acute or chronic argyria.

Spinal systems which are coated silver by Nanotechnology method, is considered a perfect application of the most effective antibacterial actions with complete biomechanical compliance.

Antibacterial Silver Screw System is composed of pedicle screws, reduction screws, transverse connector, hook, rod and set screw devices. Pedicle screws are available in 2 forms, Monoaxial and Polyaxial.

Transverse connectors are available in 2 types of connector, Mono and Multiaxial Connectors. Multiaxial Transverse Connector allow 360° angulation and both Mono and Multiaxial connectors are compatible with pedicle screws allowing a strong fixation to prevent rotation.

The system does include 3 kind of Hooks; Pedicular Hook, Laminar Hooks (Left and Right Angled) and Laminar Hook Small. Other than the feature of an effective fixation with Hook System, Lateral and Domino Connectors are the additional features which complete the system.