South Windsor Company Makes Device to Replace 75% of Man's Skull

The federal Food and Drug Administration last month provided clearance to South Windsor-based Oxford Performance Materials for its OsteoFab™ Patient Specific Cranial Device (OPSCD), according to a press release.

The approval allowed for the 3D printed cranial implant to be used recently to replace 75 percent of a man’s skull, according to published reports.

The 3D printing technology allows patients to have custom-made and fitted implants, according to the Hartford Courant.

The implant is made out of polymer called PEKK, the Courant said.

“It is our firm belief that the combination of PEKK and Additive Manufacturing (our OsteoFab™ technology) is a highly transformative and disruptive technology platform that will substantially impact all sectors of the orthopedic industry,” said Scott DeFelice, president and CEO of OPM, in a prepared statement. “We have sought our first approval within cranial implants because the need was most compelling; however, this is just the beginning. We will now move systematically throughout the body in an effort to deliver improved outcomes at lower overall cost to the patient and healthcare provider.”

The man who received the first impant was not identified, according to the Courant.

However, DeFelice estimated that some 500 people per month would eventually be able to take advantage of the new technology, the Courant reported.

Oxford Performance Materials is located at 30 Satellite Road in South Windsor.