Stanford-Based “Marrow Miner”
January 14, 2020 | Terry Sharrer
A regenerative medicine research group at Stanford University has shown an improved means for harvesting stem cell rich bone marrow. Called the “MarrowMiner,” the technique relies on “a onetime trocar . . . .to obtain access to the marrow cavity, the MM device can then be inserted to access previously inaccessible marrow space via its powered, rotating, flexible shaft (FlexShaft), which moves through the medullary cavity while aspirating marrow via a rounded 3-port tip. This facilitates passage through cancellous marrow, without puncturing the surrounding cortical bone.” MORE WITH VIDEO
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