Open Posterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery

During spinal fusion procedures, you want to limit damage to the soft tissue surrounding the spine as much as possible. With less tissue trauma, less inflammation will develop after the procedure, which can mean less perceived pain and less postoperative discomfort for the patient.

HARMONIC SYNERGY® Blades offer surgeons a new choice for gaining exposure to orthopedic structures like the spine. After the skin incision is made, usually with a steel scalpel, the HARMONIC SYNERGY Blade Device can be used to cut and coagulate soft tissue. Because it uses mechanical energy that cuts at a temperature at or under 100 degrees Celsius, there is minimal thermal spread and desiccation of the tissue.*

DERMABOND™ PRINEO™ Skin Closure System provides a triad of benefits that can help you achieve excellent results

• STRONG – supports skin closure with strength equivalent to 3-0 MONOCRYL™ (poliglecaprone 25) subcuticular sutures ex vivo¹
• EFFICIENT – may reduce final layer of skin closure time by up to 75%¹
• PROTECTIVE – provides a flexible microbial barrier in vitro¹

STRATAFIX™ Knotless Tissue Control Devices – a unique anchoring technology to maintain closure without knots:

• More consistent tension control and approximation with each pass than with traditional sutures
• Strength and security of interrupted suturing without knot-related complications^{1,122,123,133,141,145,150,153}
• More efficient than continuous suturing with traditional sutures^{1,122,123,133,141,145,150,153}

MONOCRYL™ Plus Antibacterial (poliglecaprone 25) Sutures provide benefits required for ideal subcuticular skin closure

• Provides strength through critical healing period (5-7 days)
• Protection against bacterial colonization of the suture by organisms commonly associated with surgical site infections
• Monofilament design that passes smoothly through tissue^186,187