Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Ordering information PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY Mendec Spine resin Needle beveled tip 9 gauge x 150 mm PLASTIC HANDLE Needle beveled tip 11 gauge x 120 mm Needle beveled tip 13 gauge x 120 mm Needle beveled tip 15 gauge x 120 mm Needle diamond tip 9 gauge x 150 mm Needle diamond tip 11 gauge x 120 mm Needle diamond tip 13 gauge x 120 mm Luer-Lock connection system Metal head shock resistant Ergonomic and radiotransparent plastic handle Available in four sizes with two kinds of tip: beveled tip (more adjustable) Needle diamond tip 15 gauge x 120 mm diamond tip (more perforating) Stainless Steel Needle with beveled tip 9 gauge x 150 mm Stainlees Steel Needle with beveled tip 11 gauge x 120 mm Stainless Steel Needle with beveled tip 13 gauge x 120 mm Stainless Steel Needle with beveled tip 15 gauge x 120 mm Freezer Ring Mendec Spine kit + Needle beveled tip 9 gauge x 150 mm Mendec Spine kit + Needle beveled tip 11 gauge x 120 mm Mendec Spine kit + Needle beveled tip 13 gauge x 120 mm Mendec Spine kit + Needle beveled tip 15 gauge x 120 mm Mendec Spine kit + Needle diamond tip 9 gauge x 150 mm Mendec Spine kit + Needle diamond tip 11 gauge x 120 mm Mendec Spine kit + Needle diamond tip 13 gauge x 120 mm Mendec Spine kit + Needle diamond tip 15 gauge x 120 mm Mendec Spine kit + Stainless Steel Needle with beveled tip 9 gauge x 150 mm Mendec Spine kit + Stainlees Steel Needle with beveled tip 11 gauge x 120 mm Mendec Spine kit + Stainless Steel Needle with beveled tip 13 gauge x 120 mm Mendec Spine kit + Stainless Steel Needle with beveled tip 15 gauge x 120 mm NeeDles STAINLESS STEEL HANDLE Luer-Lock connection system Metal head shock resistant Ergonomic handle in AISI 312 L steel Cannula with centimeter marker in AISI 304 steel Possibility of ne-needle aspiration biopsy Handle with indicator of tip direction Available in four sizes with beveled and triple sharp tip. • Galibert P, Deramond H, Rosat P, Le Gars D Preliminary note on the treatment of vertebral angioma by percutaneous acrylic vertebroplasty Neurochirurgie. 1987;33(2):166-8. • Carpeggiani P Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) using Mendec Spine Clinical Report - Sept. 2003 • Carpeggiani P Percutameous vertebroplasty: Technical aspects and news Review - 2004 • Carpeggiani P, Puglioli M, Valleriani A, Mazzantini M et al. Osteoporotic fractures with cleft treated with vertebroplasty: clinical results, pathologic and technical aspects SpineWeek 2004, Porto (Portugal) All the needles are available also in combination with Mendec Spine Kit. • Bosniakovic P Mendec Spine Kit Percutaneous vertebroplasty delivery system and acrylic resin (Clinical study) Clinical report - Jan. 2005 • Anselmetti G, Bonaldi G, Baruzzi, Carpeggiani P et al. Percutaneous vertebroplasty: a multicenter italian experience in over 1700 patients RSNA 2005 Chicago (USA) • Carpeggiani P Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) using Mendec Spine Clinical Report - Sept. 2006 • Callari G, Vallone S Anterior medial transoral C2 Vertebroplasty. A Case Report The Neuroradiology Journal – Vol.20: 242-5 - April 2007 TECRES S. p. A. Via A. Doria, 6 - Sommacampagna - Verona (Italy) tel. +39 045 92 17 311 - fax +39 045 92 17 330 www.tecres.it - [email protected] • Anselmetti GC, Carpeggiani P Multiple levels vertebroplasty: feasibility, safety and efficacy WFITN 2007 Bejing (China) – Sept. 2007 • Foo LS, Yeo W, Fook S, Guo CM, Chen JL, Yue WM, Tan SB Results, experience and technical points learnt with use of the SKy Bone Expander kyphoplasty system for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a prospective study of 40 patients with a minimum of 12 months of follow-up. Eur Spine J. 2007 Nov;16(11):1944-50 • Caudana R, Renzi Brivio L, Ventura L, Aitini E, Rozzanigo U, Barai G CT-guided percutaneous vertebroplasty: personal experience in the treatment of osteoporotic fractures and dorsolumbar metastases. Radiol Med (Torino). 2008 Feb;113(1):114-33 » mendec spine kit » mendec spine resin » mendec spine needles

PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY Mendec Spine Kit is a complete disposable system that » a specific high-fluidity acrylic resin with a high X-ray » a device that enables the application of resin in spinal bodies with total security and precision^ ______ FLUIDITY: an ga's'yand optima^ r.esi'rfsupply VISIBILITY: ^immediate and,»afe measurement of the f injected resin even with minimum quantities PRECISIC^I: the screw-shaped piston allows the supply PRACTICALITY: the KIT is complete and does not require any external accessory for both the preparation » for patiefits: the resin is clearly visible during...