Project Description

GENTAFIX® 3MV

Medium Viscosity Surgical Bone Cement with antibiotic

GENTAFIX® 3 MV is a medium viscosity radiopaque bone cement specially designed for last cementation techniques.

These PMMA bone cements contain barium sulfate as a radiopaque agent and are suitable for vacuum mixing.

The brand name of the product may vary depending on the geographical area.

ADVANTAGES

  •  Mechanical properties above ISO 5833 standard
  • Low exothermicity in situ
  • Low release of monomer
  • Stable fixation of implants
  • Adapted viscosity for a long application time
  • Perfectly suitable for vacuum mixing
  • Rapid and long term release of gentamicin to cure or prevent infections

Bone cements with gentamicine are intended for the fixation of prosthetic components into bone medullar cavity in arthroplasty procedures.

GENTAFIX® 3MV bone cements allow local antibiotherapy.

Gentamicin, issued from family of aminosides, has a broad spectrum and is effective against most of the bacteria encountered.
The quantity of gentamicin contained in one dose of cement has been optimized to guarantee a long term release to cure or prevent infections.

Designation References
BOWL & SPATULA KIT pack of 10u non sterile T060404
VACUUKIT® Vacuum mixing & Injection system T060416

References

Designation Reference
GENTAFIX® 3MV T040341G
ORTHOCEM 3G MV C040341G
TEKCEM® 3G MV B040341G

Bibliography

Vasileios S Nikolaou, Demetrios Korres, Stergios Lallos, Andreas Mavrogenis, Ioannis Lazarettos, Ioannis Sourlas, Nicolas Efstathopoulos, Cemented Müller straight stem total hip replacement: 18 year survival, clinical and radiological outcomes, World J Orthop 2013 October 18; 4(4): 303-308, doi:10.5312/wjo.v4.i4.303

Sun Hong Kim, M.D., Hyuk-Soo Han, M.D., Ph.D., Do Hoon Kim, M.D. and Seung-Baik Kang, M.D., Ph.D, Two-Stage Reimplantation in Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty (A Method of Reinsertion of the Autoclaved Femoral Component and a Polyethylene Liner), J Korean Knee Soc, Vol. 22, No. 2, June 2010