The Crosstrees System Solution
The Crosstrees System for PVA, an investigational device from Crosstrees Medical is designed to control bone cement delivery and potentially decrease the risk of cement leakage associated with vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, the standard surgical treatments for vertebral compression fractures. The Crosstrees System uses a soft woven fabric Pod that allows the physician to control the flow of bone cement as it is injected into the vertebral body. If you have a compression fracture, the Crosstrees System is an investigational treatment for you and your physician participating in the investigational study.
About the procedure
As in vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty procedures, your physician will insert the Crosstrees Pod into your fractured vertebral body through a very small skin incision. The Pod will be filled with liquid bone cement and then opened and removed so that only the bone cement remains in the treated bone of the spine. The Crosstrees procedure may be comparable in time to other PVA treatments and can be performed under local or general anesthesia. Your physician will decide whether or not an overnight stay in the hospital is required. Recovery time is brief and most patients are expected to be up and walking within hours.
To see how the procedure works, watch video
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Injecting the cement |
Removing the Pod |
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 Frequently asked questions about the Crosstrees System for PVA
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Participate in the Clinical Trial
Contact us today to discuss your eligibility for the clinical study of the Crosstrees System™ for Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation (PVA). This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov.
CALL 1-866-442-2328, ext. 818
Request more information:
A clinical trial to evaluate the performance of the Crosstrees System is also being conducted in the European Union in 2009-2010. If you would like more information about the European trial, please send an email to info-eu@crosstreesmedical.com.
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