Greene, David L.; Akelman, Edward
From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
Accepted for publication February 16, 2003.
No benefits in any form have been received or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.
Both devices that are the subject of this article are FDA approved and are commercially available. The first is the SurgiLav Plus Pulsatile Lavage System (Stryker, Kalamazoo, MI). This is an FDA approved class 2 device with an active listing status. The second is the Steri-Drape X-ray Cassette Cover (3M, St. Paul, MN). This also is an FDA approved class 2 device with an active listing status.
Reprints: Edward Akelman, MD, University Orthopaedics, 2 Dudley Street, Providence, RI 02905 (e-mail: [email protected]).
