More Than A Number

According to the Titanium Information Group, more than 2.2 million pounds of titanium devices are implanted in patients worldwide every year. While there are many other industries that rely on titanium for their products, commercially pure titanium is especially important to the medical industry because it is one of the few materials that can be implanted in the human body.

Medical grade titanium alloys are strong, lightweight, and bio-compatible. In addition, titanium is also immune to corrosion, and has the ability to join with bone and tissue. Thus, titanium proves to be an excellent choice for implantation and has been used in various applications, including bone fixation materials, such as nuts and plates, as well as joint replacement for parts such as hips, knees, and shoulders. Titanium has also been used to create artificial facial parts, artificial limbs, and pacemaker cases. Years of metals engineering has yet to produce another element that is comparable to titanium as a metallic implant in living tissue.