Spinal Elements announced the first 510(k) clearance in the Lucent® 3D line of 3D-printed interbody devices. In developing Lucent 3D, Spinal Elements has taken advantage of the unique capabilities of 3D printing by printing a functionally unique multi-component device in a single printing step. The resulting Lucent 3D implant is comprised of a strut-and-lattice structure with a bone graft chamber access lid designed to allow the surgeon to deliver a large amount of tightly packed graft inside the interbody structure, maximizing the amount of graft material available for fusion. Furthermore, when the access lid to the graft chamber is closed, the lid is designed to help distribute the loads of the spine in order to reduce the incidence of subsidence by having more surface area available for load distribution. With the FDA clearance and upcoming release of the novel Lucent 3D system, Spinal Elements continues its long tradition of excellence and leadership in introducing novel design and materials science to interbody devices. Spinal Elements was among the first companies to obtain interbody clearance for PEEK devices in 2005 and followed that in 2012 by being the first to apply Ti-Bond®, Spinal Elements’ brand of plasma-sprayed titanium, on the surface of its PEEK interbody devices.