Product Overview
If autologous bone and bone marrow are needed to promote fracture union of bony fusion, the orthopaedist is likely managing a challenging clinical problem. With increasing interest in bone marrow aspiration, the product used to obtain such graft should be safe, simple, efficient, easy to use, and employ a process that gently aspirates the desired amount of bone marrow.
The OT-A™ Outologous Trephine-Aspirator enables the surgeon to harvest substantial quantities of bone marrow using a minimally invasive technique.
•Harvest large volumes of bone marrow from the iliac crest or the proximal tibia
•Quickly and easily insert the OT-A™ into the iliac crest or the proximal tibia during orthopaedic trauma surgery
•The mass of the attached handle increases momentum and facilitates insertion of the OT-A™ into the desired location for bone marrow harvest
•Aspirate bone marrow into a separate reservoir
•Use the filtration mechanism of the reservoir to filter marrow stromal cells and/or simultaneously immerse bone graft extenders in actively aspirated marrow
•Optimize marrow to bone graft substitute ratio
Small diameter of the OT-A™ avoids undue stress risers when only bone marrow stems cells are needed for fracture management.
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