Bone marrow biopsy needle CellColt™

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The most studied source of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is the bone marrow. They are particularly abundant in the fraction of mononucleated cells. ​MSCs are conductors of tissue reparation and regeneration, function that are expleted through the secretion of trofic mediators. Therefore, MSCs are likely the most interesting cells when it come to orthopedic applications given their potential to differentiate both in bone and cartilage. ​A comparative study on the quantity of nucleous cells generated from different bone sources highlighted how the bone marrow aspirate from the posterior iliac crest provides the highest concentration of nucleous cells, (25.1-54.7)x10 cells/ml. In decreasing order of cell abundance have been ranked has best autologous source of MSCs respectively: inferior iliac crest, proximal humerus, distal femur, vertebral bodies, humerus head, proximal tibia, heel bone, and distal tibia. ​The quantity of MSCs in the bone marrow aspiration depends, as well as on factors like the age of the patient, on the tecnique of aspiration employed, due to the risk of diluition of peripheral blood. CellColt creates an exclusively later and radial aspiration flow, thanks to the presence of an internal aspiration closed-end cannula. This characteristic minimize the dilution of the marrow aspirate with peripheral blood, an improvement compared to the traditional opend-end cannulas which collect an aspirate with high presence of peripheral blood. ​The patented "Sliding Block" , located on the trocar handle, allows to retreat the internal aspiration cannula alligning and opening new side holes on four different levels.