St. Louis, Mo.-based CoreLink’s F3D corpectomy vertebral body replacement system has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA.

The 3D printed implant is used in a surgical procedure to replace one or more damaged vertebrae in the cervical and thoracolumbar spine to provide support while fusion occurs.

The F3D system uses a single 3D-printed mimetic metal technology that emulates the characteristics of natural bone.