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Improve Your Spinal Arthrodesis Success Rate

With a Simple Tool Change

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The Problem The KG 1 Solution
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25% to 35% of MIS spine fusions fail Frustrated by the daily surgical hurdles and
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unless BMP is used . A primary cause is suboptimal patient outcomes, Denver
the difficulty in delivering adequate bone spine surgeon Jeff Kleiner, M.D., developed
graft material to the prepared disk space. a better tool.

Conventional, metal, round, end-dispensing In clinical testing, Dr. Kleiner found that his
bone graft delivery tools frustrate many MIS spinal arthrodesis success rate
spine surgeons, particularly when improved from 75% to 92%, without the
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employing minimally invasive strategies. use of BMP .
Difficulty entering the disk space, low graft
volume with poor distribution, jamming, Without KG 1 54 / 72 Fusion
impeded view, and risk of hard and soft 2008 Success
tissue damage are common surgeon 75%
complaints. The addition of BMP can help 58 / 63 Fusion
improve fusion results, but introduces With KG 1 Success
additional risks. 2012 92%

§ KG 1 delivered 3x the volume of bone graft
relative to disk material removed
§ Grafting time was reduced by 10-20
minutes per level
§ Repetitive forceps use and bone impaction
become obsolete
§ Reduced nerve traction and traumatization
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