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INDICATIONS / CONTRAINDICATIONS
Indications
The Resorb Pin and Plate System is intended
for surgical procedures in which an internal fixation
by resorbable implants is required for aligning,
reconstructing, and stabilizing bone tissue. It is
indicated for use in non-load-bearing applications.
The Resorb pins are designed only to be inserted
with the BoneWelder®Vet system.
Some of the many indications include:
•Osteosyntheses in non-load-bearing
areas
•Treatment of maxillofacial fractures
•Laminoplasty
•Reconstruction of bone defects after
cranial tumor resection
•Wound closure following equine tooth
extraction to prevent food contamination
•Craniofacial corrective osteotomies
•Neurosurgery
Contraindications
The veterinary surgeon’s education, training and
professional judgment must be relied upon to
choose the most appropriate device and
treatment.
Conditions presenting an increased risk of failure
include:
•The osteosynthesis material Resorb must not
be used in areas exposed to mechanical
overload (e. g. fractures of the mandible).
Otherwise, the Resorb pins, plates, and
meshes can break due to overstrain and
compromise the success of the treatment.
•Resorb plates and meshes cannot steadily
replace bone tissue. That is why they may not
be used as permanent bone substitute
material. (i.e. use in applications containing a
large gap that will not bridge)
•Active or latent soft tissue and/or skin
infections at the site of the operation.
•Local inflammation of any origin at the repair
site.
•Hypersensitivity to foreign bodies.
•Suspected material sensitivity or allergies
and/or reactions to the implant materials
used.
•Autoimmune diseases.
•Inadequate circulation or other pathological
changes of the bone and/or soft tissue at the
repair site.
•A bad general state of health and/or vascular
disorders and/or metabolic disorders (such
as diabetes) that may affect healing.
•Bone tumors in the area of implant anchoring.
•Insufficient quantitative or qualitative hard
and soft tissue.
•Concomitant diseases, e.g. degenerative
disease processes with negative influence on
successful healing.
•Osteoporosis or osteomalacia and other
serious damage to the bone structure
conflicting with solid anchoring of the implant
components.
•Factors which may also impair the success of
operations include:
oIncorrect implantation technique.
oInadequate (too little, too short)
postoperative load reduction and
immobilization for healing.)
The Resorb Pin and Plates (polymer implants) are safe for use in magnetic resonance (MR) environments.
WARNING: Do not re-use or re-sterilize the
implants! The re-use of the any implant (pin or
plate) is not possible. By being inserted with
the BoneWelder®Vet equipment the implants
liquefy and are firmly bonded with the
cancellous bone. Implants, which have been
taken from the sterile package and are not
used for the procedure and the patient they
were intended for, must be discarded as they
cannot be re-sterilized. The product shall only
be used by persons trained in the insertion
technique of the Resorb Pin and Plate system.
