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SternaLock® Blu Proves It

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Following cardiac surgery, sternal stability is a key factor that supports sternal healing, reduces the risk of sternal complications and can improve patient recovery. Rigid plate fixation of the sternum has been shown to provide enhanced stability compared to wire cerclage, and in turn leads to improved healing.

In the SternaLock Blu Study, the gold standard for assessing bone healing was used to evaluate sternal healing. CT scans at three and six months demonstrated that patients treated with SternaLock Blu experienced improved and faster healing than patients treated with wire cerclage.

At 3 months, 2.6x more patients with SternaLock Blu had sternal healing than wire cerclage patients, and by 6 months, 80% of SternaLock Blu patients had sternal healing. The use of SternaLock Blu also mitigated the negative impact on sternal healing of various patient risk factors, including age, BMI and smoking.
Information presented is a sumary of study results and should not be construed as a substitute for reviewing the actual study itself. All results are comparisons to wire closure.¹

Patients with SternaLock Blu experienced improved and faster healing at three (p < 0.0001) and six (p = 0.04) months.¹

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The cost or savings amounts reflected in the SternaLock® Blu Rigid Sternal Fixation Cost/Savings Model are based on the clinical and economic results and assumptions from the SternaLock® Blu Study1 as well as the model inputs selected and/or entered in the Model Inputs section. All content in this document is informational only, general in nature and does not cover all situations or all payers’ rules or policies. The service and the product must be reasonable and necessary for the care of the patient to support reimbursement. Providers should report the procedure and related codes that most accurately describe the patients’ medical condition, procedures performed and the products used. This document represents no promise or guarantee by Zimmer Biomet regarding coverage or payment for products or procedures by Medicare or other payers, nor concerning levels of costs or savings. Providers should check Medicare bulletins, manuals, program memoranda, and Medicare guidelines to ensure compliance with Medicare requirements. Inquiries can be directed to the provider’s respective Medicare Administrative Contractor, or to the respective Payers. Zimmer Biomet specifically disclaims liability or responsibility for the results or consequences of any actions taken in reliance on information in this guide.

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