December 15, 2017
Dear Kinamed Sales Agents and Distributors,
I am excited to announce that, just a few minutes ago (2:31pm EST), an important study was presented at the 34th Annual Current Concepts in Joint Replacement (CCJR) Winter Meeting in Orlando, Florida by Dr. Michael Meneghini, of the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
The study demonstrates reduced opioid consumption in female patients when a tourniquet was not used in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The CarboJet bone preparation system was used to maximize cement interdigitation in tourniquetless knees. As you know, CarboJet has been widely adopted wherever cemented implant fixation is employed, including in tourniquet-free TKA. Tourniquet-free TKA, also referred to as “No Tourniquet TKA,” “Tourniquet-less TKA,” and “TKA Sans Tourniquet,” has been shown to offer many benefits over traditional TKA with a tourniquet. The ability to reduce opioid consumption using this technique is significant, since opioid addiction has become a national crisis and protocols that result in reduced patient pain are highly sought after.
Linked here is the pdf abstract. The study has been added to our website as a news release (link here), and will be utilized in additional promotional materials we will be sharing in the near future.
We anticipate adoption of Tourniquetless TKA to increase significantly. With your help – we can ensure that CarboJet is known by the orthopedic community as an essential component of this technique that should become a new standard of care.
Please let me know if you have any questions about these topics or about specific ways you can capitalize on this new opportunity.
Best Regards,
Patrick Miller
Sales & Marketing Manager
Kinamed, Inc.
tel: 1-805-384-2748 x 207
fax: 1-805-384-2792
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