Titanium has the unique ability to bind to bone and living tissue, making it an ideal material for orthopedic implants such as knee and hip replacements. Because of its strength and higher corrosion resistance, it is also ideal for many other medical devices.

Positive properties of medical titanium for use in biomedical implants

Titanium has many properties that make it an ideal metal for medical stamping applications. Its advantages include:

durable

Medical implants made of titanium alloy typically last 20 years or more in the human body.

Higher strength-to-weight ratio

Titanium is stronger and lighter than stainless steel, which largely explains its widespread use in surgical implants.

Non ferromagnetic properties

Because it is not magnetic, medical titanium does not interfere with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines. Because of this property, patients with titanium implants can still safely undergo MRI.

biocompatibility

Unlike other metals, medical titanium can maintain constant contact with living tissue without adversely affecting it.

Biological interface

Titanium implants feature engineered biological interfaces with biomimetic patterns that increase cell-contact area by up to 75%, thereby enhancing cell-binding properties. Therefore, their use further reduces the chance of implant rejection.

Bone integration

Medical titanium implants can physically bind to natural bone without adhesives.

Titanium implantable medical devices

The strength to weight ratio, air tightness, biocompatibility, and light weight make titanium the best choice for implantable medical devices. Examples of components manufactured by titanium stamping for implantable medical devices include:

defibrillator

A pacemaker

Drug pump

Bone growth stimulator

Battery components

LVAD (Left ventricular assist device)