The OptiMesh® 500 series mesh is designed to contain PMMA (bone cement) in orthopedic procedures such as total hip and knee arthroplasties.

Surgical control of materials like PMMA can be challenging for doctors because bones are very porous due to their vascularity. Because of this porosity, PMMA can leak out of the areas where physicians intend to place it.

The OptiMesh 500 mesh has a very tight pore structure to help control PMMA flow. 

Features:

  • Constructed of multi-strand Polyethelene Terephthalate (PET) thread
  • Deployable for minimally invasive implantation
  • Supplied on an easy to handle metal tip that can release the mesh percutaneously
  • Radiolucent  for ease of intraoperative PMMA imaging
  • 500 micron nominal pore size (.5mm) provides low surface porosity to restrict PMMA flow

 

OptiMesh 500 Series Product Labeling:

This device is intended for use as a cement restrictor in orthopedic surgeries such as those involving the femoral canal or tibial plateau in hip stem and total knee replacement.

WARNING: This device is not intended for any spinal indications. The safety and effectiveness of this device when implanted in the spine have not been established.

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