Platelet Rich Plasma Advancements in reconstructive bone grafting procedures

Drs. Barbieri, Colameo & Berardo bring to you from Harvest Technologies: Harvest Technologies: Platelet concentrate system

Platelet Rich Plasma Our office is proud to provide our patients with “cutting edge” developing technologies that accelerate the healing process in the most natural way possible. It is a consistent goal throughout our practice to improve our surgical technique and predictably provide our patients with the very best results possible. A recent advancement involves understanding how our own body’s natural growth factors help to accelerate the healing process. This process is currently being applied in our oral reconstruction procedures. The technique involves the isolation and use of very specific healing factors found in our blood stream and more specifically in our blood cells or platelets.

Pre-operative preparation Individual pre-packaged platelet concentration kits are used for each case Prior to the induction of anesthesia, 20cc. of the patients blood is removed for processing The IV line is maintained for anesthesia if desired

Intra-operative Technique Blood sample is collected and placed in the isolation canister Canisters are inserted into the Harvester Centrifuge

Preparation is completed while the procedure is on going Platelet concentrate complete with platelet rich plasma noted as the dark red precipitate at the bottom of the canister Concentrate loaded into custom syringe and ready for surgical use

Surgical Notes The platelet concentrate is prepared during the surgical procedure by trained surgical assistants Platelet concentrates are used with both autogenous and allogeneic graft mediums When combined with graft mediums, Platelet concentrates allow for easy handling and containment of graft material during surgery They are used to produce membranes for all graft procedures