Medtronic announces U.S. launch of Kyphon Xpede Bone ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2011年5月17日—Medtronic,Inc.todayannouncedtheU.S.launchofKyphonXpedeBoneCement​,aquick-to-doughpolymethylmethacrylatebonecementfor ...

Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) today announced the U.S. launch of Kyphon Xpede Bone Cement, a quick-to-dough polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement for use in the treatment of spinal fractures with minimally invasive Kyphon® Balloon Kyphoplasty.

Xpede Bone Cement reaches the doughy state more than twice as fast compared with Kyphon® HV-R® Bone Cement and Kyphon® ActivOs™ 10 Bone Cement. This latest innovative bone cement from Medtronics Kyphon Products Division helps streamline the Kyphon Balloon Kyphoplasty procedure, while providing sufficient time for careful surgical introduction and controlled delivery.

"Xpede Bone Cement not only is quick to dough, but also provides all of the handling characteristics that physicians have grown to expect from the Kyphon Products Division, which pioneered balloon kyphoplasty. These include a long working time and radiopacity for easy visualization d...