Metals have long held a pivotal role in medical advancements. In modern times, the creation of orthopedic frameworks, surgical tools, vascular grafts, and implants for accelerated bone healing capitalizes on the unique attributes of metals and their blends. Among these, titanium stands out for its biocompatibility, strength, and resilience, making it a preferred choice for various medical applications.
However, not all metals are suitable for use in the medical field. To meet the requirements of the medical industry, a metal must possess the following qualities:
Titanium is widely used for artificial bones, heart valves, pacemakers, surgical instruments, dental roots, and shape memory alloys due to its high biocompatibility, non-toxicity, and exceptional resistance to corrosion and strength. These properties make it an ideal material for a range of medical applications.
Titanium is well-received by the body due to its superior biocompatibility, compared to both stainless steel and cobalt chrome. Furthermore, titanium has a higher fatigue strength when compared to many other metals. These qualities make titanium a popular choice for medical applications where biocompatibility and durability are important considerations.
Titanium’s machining performance is similar to most stainless steels and superior to cobalt chrome. To achieve optimal results when drilling, turning, milling, or cold sawing titanium, it is recommended to use sharp and clean tools with effective chip evacuation and adequate coolant.
Titanium has a lower work hardenability compared to stainless steel.
These benefits have made titanium a widely used material in a range of applications and it is often referred to as a “medical metal.”
Bone and joint replacement procedures involve the substitution of hips, knees, ankles, wrists, elbows, and shoulders.
Spinal implants are utilized in various procedures, including vertebral compression, fusion, preservation of motion, stabilizationization, and more.
In dental implant applications, titanium is currently the most widely used material.
A dental implant is an artificial tooth root used in dentistry to support a tooth or a tooth-like restoration.
Various dental restorations, such as crowns, bridges supported by dental implants, and dentures, can be sustained by dental implants.
In medical terminology, prostheses are artificial replacements for body parts that are missing due to trauma, illness, or birth defects.
This category typically includes transradial, transfemoral, transtibial, and transhumeral prostheses.
Trauma applications involve fixing and/or realigning a broken or fractured bone.
Titanium is the preferred metal in the trauma market due to a number of reasons.
The use of titanium and its alloys in the production of medical instruments used in general surgery, dentistry, neurosurgery, ear, nose, and throat surgery, ophthalmology, and other fields is on the rise. This is due to a successful combination of high strength, favorable technological properties, low density, and excellent resistance to corrosion.
Titanium alloys combined with stainless steel, used for surgical implants, microinstruments, and microsurgical instrument sets, are the most practical solution.
With a decade of expertise in the titanium industry, Hele Titanium provides medical device manufacturers with a comprehensive range of high-quality grades and services, particularly for dental and orthopaedic implants, spinal fixation, soft tissue repair, bone screws, trauma plates, and other medical applications.
Our primary biocompatible titanium grades for orthopaedic, trauma and vascular prostheses and implants are as follows:
| Grades | International Standards | Available Shapes |
| Ti 6Al-4V ELI Grade 23 | ASTM F136 – ASTM F1472 – ISO 5832-3 | Bar/Sheet/Power/Wire |
| Ti Grade 2 | ASTM F67-ISO 5832-2 | |
| Ti Grade 4 | ASTM F67-ISO 5832-2 |
Our certifications in quality, safety, and the environment are evidence of our dedication and professionalism.
We offer:
We have a dedicated automatic machine reserved specifically for the medical cutting industry.
No matter what kind of titanium product you have in mind, we can manufacture it on the basis of our extensive experience. In particular, because we produce our own raw material, we are able to better price and control quality than our competitors worldwide.
