Product Exam Flashcards
Mixing and handling time for HV-R
0-2 mix
2-8 handle
8-16 work
16-20 setup
How much cement does 1 standard BFD hold?
1.5
How much barium sulfate is in the cement?
30%
How many ccs does one box of HV-R make
17-19 cc
Why don’t you want to leave a BFD with cement in the body?
It will cement the cannula to the patient and you will have to open and remove
You must report this
What should cement look like when it’s ready
Toothpaste, curl at the end of the BFD, no strings attached on glove test, not runny
Bunny ears up means
The port is closed
When would you use a directional BFD?
When you’re too close to an End plate or cortical wall
What gage is a 3 cannula and what diameter is it?
8 gage and the diameter is 4.2
What is in A size 3 Osteointroducer system
2 11 gage jamshidi 4 guidepins 2 working cannula 1 drill 1 blunt Osteointroducer 2 inflation syringes 2 balloons 2 locking syringes 6 BDFs
Balloons
10/3 4cc 400psi
15/3 4cc 400 psi
20/3 6cc 400psi
Exact balloon size 3
10/3 3cc 300 psi
15/3 4 cc 300 psi
Express balloons
10/2 4 cc 400 psi
15/2 5 cc 400 psi
Express 2 balloons
10/2 3cc 700 psi
15/2 4 cc 700 psi
20/2 5cc 700 psi
Xpander balloons
10/3 4cc 400 psi
15/3 4 cc 400 psi
20/3 6cc 400 psi
Xpander 2
10/3 4 cc 700 psi
15/3 5 cc 700 psi
20/3 6cc 700 psi
Merit syringe can’t be used with size two. Why?
Because it won’t fill the balloons the entire way. They go to 700 psi and the merit only goes to 400
Why use xpress or an advanced Osteointroducer
You don’t have to mallet, young patient, sclerotic bone
What does the one step eliminate
Jamshidi and guidepins
Why can’t you use a latitude curette with size 2
Because latitude 2 curette is a size 3 and it won’t fit down the cannula
What is different about an xact balloon and a regular one
Metal shaft
Stylet doesn’t come out
Directional guide (locks onto cannula)
Inflates towards the blue port
On the express curette how many times can you reset it
4 and it articulates towards the short end of the handle
Cement time depends on
Temp
Technique
Humidity
Why shouldn’t you tell your doctor to use live Fluoro?
Because then you would be practicing medicine
Who is a potential curette customer?
Everyone
