Osteoplug is a bioresorbable
implant that is used for covering trephination burr holes
in neurosurgery. This proprietary, user-friendly design,
shaped like a flattened button mushroom, allows
a snap fit into burr holes and requires no fixation by screws,
unlike titanium plates. It has superior mechanical strength
and the scaffold architecture minimizes potential injuries
to the exposed brain through the burr holes. Its interconnecting
porous matrix architecture allows it to be rapidly saturated
with marrow, blood and nutrients for bone growth and remodeling.
Long-term clinical trials showed significant bone regeneration,
re-covering the burr hole as the material is slowly resorbed
by the body and replaced by autologous bone.
