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The Eurasian Orthopedic Forum is the largest event in Eurasia in the field of orthopedics, traumatology and related industries. The forum covered all aspects of the treatment of diseases of the traumatological and orthopedic profile.

At the stand of Rusatom Metal Tech LLC, forum guests could get acquainted with samples of medical products made of titanium: plates for periosteal osteosynthesis of small, medium and large bone fragments, intramedullary pins for the treatment of distal, shaft, proximal fractures of the humerus, femur and tibia, their components (cancellous and cortical screws, plugs, washers, etc.) and the necessary surgical instruments for their installation, removal and replacement.

In 2023, Rusatom Metal Tech LLC established a subsidiary "Rusatom Implantat" LLC for the production of titanium implants using the technologies of a leading foreign manufacturer and supplier of implanted devices for osteosynthesis. These products will meet international quality standards, and their product and dimension ranges will largely cover the need of domestic medical institutions for implants.

All medical products will be made of titanium alloys produced by the Chepetsky Mechanical Plant (ChMZ JSC, an enterprise of the TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom), which intends to significantly increase the production of titanium products in the next two years. ChMZ JSC is the only Russian manufacturer providing the h6 quality grade of products.

At the forum, the best traumatologists and orthopedists of Russia highly appreciated the quality of titanium implants of Rusatom Metal Tech LLC and outlined the urgent need to produce import-substituting titanium implants for the Russian market.

The creation of such production is extremely important to ensure the biosafety of the country. In particular, on May 19, the US Department of Commerce decided to add traumatic orthopedic implants and endoprostheses to the sanctions list. There are private companies in the country that manufacture titanium products, but we need a wide range of products with their high quality. And most importantly, there should be such production volumes that will provide warehouses of medical institutions with high-quality implants and allow patients not to wait for an operation for even one extra minute. Only such major players as Rosatom can do this: they can design, provide marketing, production, quality control, etc.

said Vadim Dubrov, Head of the Department of Traumatology, Orthopedics and Disaster Medicine, Faculty of Fundamental Medicine, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Chief Traumatologist-Orthopedist of the Moscow Healthcare Department.

As part of the panel discussion "Problems of forced proactive import substitution: achievements and challenges of the industry", representatives of Russian executive authorities, domestic enterprises, distributors of medical products, doctors of leading clinics spoke to determine further ways and rates of development of domestic traumatology and orthopedics.

There is indeed a great technological reserve in the field of traumatology and orthopedics. In many ways, this is the result of support provided by the state over the past few years. It is important for our products to be recognizable, doctors shall know and understand they are available on the market. And now we want doctors to get acquainted with new products that can be produced by the Russian industry as part of professional development offered for about 70,000 doctors a year. The second important point is to connect the medical community to the product development stage. This synergy between industry and the professional community is now of serious importance

- said Ekaterina Priezzheva, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.

The demand of the Russian market for titanium implants for osteosynthesis makes up hundreds of thousands of products per year. Rusatom Metal Tech LLC will produce implanted devices for periosteal and intramedullary osteosynthesis in an amount of at least 140 thousand units of finished products per year, as well as the necessary surgical instruments for their installation, by the end of 2024.

Rusatom Metal Tech LLC has an extensive raw material and industrial base for the production of medical devices at nuclear industry enterprises. Titanium semi-finished products and blanks produced by the Chepetsky Mechanical Plant have been already used by domestic manufacturers for the production of implanted devices for osteosynthesis, dental and hip implants. At the same time, we are actively developing this direction and implementing a project aimed at modernizing the existing production of titanium rods for medical purposes and increasing productivity to 70 tons per year by the end of 2025. Until recently, these semi-finished products have been imported by our manufacturers from Germany, France, Switzerland, and China. The design process solutions used in the production of medical rods will bring their cost to a competitive level

said Andrey Andrianov, General Director of Rusatom Metal Tech LLC.

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The Russian industry has a goal to ensure technological sovereignty and transition to the latest technologies as soon as possible. The state and large domestic companies direct resources to accelerate the development of the domestic research, infrastructure, scientific and technological base. The introduction of innovations and new high-tech equipment allows Rosatom and its enterprises to occupy new niches in the market, increasing the competitiveness of the nuclear industry and the entire Russian industry as a whole.

Rusatom Metallurgical Technologies LLC is a divisional integrator of the TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom in the Metallurgy direction. The tasks of developing the metallurgical business of the Fuel Company include, in particular, expanding the customer base in Russia and abroad, developing production facilities, and creating new alliances and partnerships. The Branch Center of Metallurgy, created at the facilities of the Chepetsky Mechanical Plant in Glazov (ChMZ JSC) is under control of the integrator: this is a modern full-cycle complex from hydrometallurgy to rolling, producing a wide range of products of high-melting and light metals, alloys based on them, including in the form of rolled products with high precision geometric parameters and quality surfaces.

The integrator also consolidates the competencies of the following Fuel Division enterprises in the field of metallurgy: MSZ JSC, NCCP PJSC, Elemash Magnit LLC, NPO Centrotech LLC. The scientific potential, technological competencies, and qualified personnel of enterprises make it possible to carry out work on the launch of mass production of new materials and promising product ranges, as well as promptly respond to the needs of leading industries and high-tech companies.

Rosatom's TVEL Fuel Company (the Fuel Division of the Rosatom State Corporation) includes enterprises for the manufacture of nuclear fuel, conversion and enrichment of uranium, production of gas centrifuges, as well as research and development organizations. As the sole supplier of nuclear fuel to Russian nuclear power plants, TVEL provides fuel to a total of 75 power reactors in 15 countries, research reactors in nine countries around the world, as well as transport reactors of the Russian nuclear fleet. Every sixth power reactor in the world is powered by TVEL fuel.

Rosatom's Fuel Division is the world's largest manufacturer of enriched uranium, as well as the leader of the global stable isotope market. The Fuel Division is actively developing new businesses in the fields of chemistry, metallurgy, energy storage technologies, 3D printing, digital products, as well as decommissioning of nuclear facilities. Rosatom's industry integrators for additive technologies and energy storage systems have been created within the TVEL Fuel Company circuit. http://www.tvel.ru