AESCULAP Bone Wax

AESCULAP® Bone Wax Description AESCULAP® Bone Wax is a sterile, non-absorbable mixture of beeswax (70%) and petroleum jelly (30%), which can be molded and kneaded when it is warmed by the hand. Bone Wax is gamma sterilized.

Indications AESCULAP® Bone Wax is intended to aid in the control of bleeding in bone injuries.

Mode of Action When applied manually to cut or broken bone surfaces, AESCULAP® Bone Wax serves as a mechanical barrier to hemorrhage until such time as natural clotting processes within the bone provide hemostasis.

Method of Use AESCULAP® Bone Wax should be kneaded in the hand until soft and pliable. Remove a small piece and, using gentle pressure, apply the wax manually to the bleeding bone surface to provide a mechanical barrier (tamponade) against hemorrhage. Care should be taken to use the smallest quantity as possible. Bone wax remains within the body.

Contraindications The use of bone wax may prevent osteogenesis, and as such, AESCULAP® Bone Wax is contraindicated where osseous regeneration and/or fusion is desired.

Warning and Precautions AESCULAP® Bone Wax is provided sterile, and is intended for single use only. Do not resterilize or reuse. ® Do not use AESCULAP Bone Wax in conjunction with PMMA Bone Cement, as the presence of the wax may prevent adherence of the cement to the bone surface. Use AESCULAP® Bone Wax sparingly, as excess amounts of this nonabsorbable material may elicit excessive local foreign body or inflammatory responses in tissues. AESCULAP® Bone Wax is not intended to lend structural support to bone. AESCULAP® Bone Wax must not be applied to infected regions. Federal (USA) law restricts this device to sale, distribution, or use by, or on the order of, a physician.

How Supplied AESCULAP® Bone Wax is available sterile and packaged in boxes of twenty-four pouches. Catalog No.: 102 9754 (Box of 24 sterile double-peel packs) Use only if package is undamaged.

Storage Life AESCULAP® Bone Wax should be stored at 20°C ± 5°C (68°F ± 9°F). It should not be used after the expiration date given on package and be used immediately after the package is opened.

Distributed by: Aesculap, Inc. 3773 Corporate Parkway Center Valley, PA 18034 Manufactured by:

AESCULAP AG & CO. KG Am Aesculap-Platz D-78532 Tuttlingen 12157970 07/03 SOP-AIC-5000229 Rev. 1