Nivalon Medical Technologies

Nivalon Medical Technologies designs and manufactures patient-specific spinal implants paired with AI-driven surgical planning software. Its diagnostic software analyzes a patient's CT imaging to build a personalized 3D model of the spine, identifying stress points and misalignment, and that model drives the design of a custom 3D-printed implant. The company announced in January 2026 that it had produced what it describes as the first fully patient-specific, motion-preserving spinal implant built entirely without metal. The device completed independent pre-clinical biomechanical, mechanical and biological validation at the University of South Florida and the University of Connecticut Institute of Materials Science, with first-in-human procedures planned for 2026.

A fully metal-free, motion-preserving spinal implant produced per patient: zirconia-toughened alumina ceramic endplates made with XJet NanoParticle Jetting 3D printing, bonded to a flexible elastomeric core that mimics natural spinal motion, rather than a fixed one-size-fits-all metal cage.