The first silver/platinum orthopedic screw cleared with the labeling of “anti-microbial”

Silver Bullet Therapeutics Reports Results of OrthoFuzIon® Antimicrobial Bone Screw Testing Against the Top Six CDC Antibiotic Resistant “Superbugs”1 (press release)
Silver-Platinum screws have just been cleared in Europe with the CE Mark.
Here are some talking points that I put together.

Indication For Use:  OrthoFuzIon Bone Screws are indicated for open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) fracture surgeries and are plated to inhibit microbial colonization and reduce implant related infection in revision surgery due to implant infection or primary surgery in patients who are at-ri...


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