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Ostene(R) is a sterile mixture of water-soluble alkylene oxide copolymers developed as an affordable, easy-to-handle synthetic bone hemostasis material that reduces the overall risk of post surgical infections, sternal non-union, poor bone healing and chronic inflammation. Wax-like and malleable during application, the biomaterial dissolves rapidly and is eliminated from the body shortly after surgery. The material's main polymer component inherently reduces bacterial adhesion. Ostene(R) is the only available product designed to stop bone bleeding in surgery that does not interfere with bone healing or add the risk of surgical infections, including MRSA.

The results of the USC/MUSC study suggest that the use of Ostene(R) may have implications for reducing the risk of surgical site infection and for improving post-operative healing and recovery. The benefits of Ostene(R) may be particularly significant in lowering the rates of serious complications following cardiac surgery, especially among a growing high-risk group of diabetic and overweight patients, who currently represent at least 25% of the 640,000 open heart surgery procedures performed each year in the US.

"Ostene(R)'s unique properties are particularly significant now that we are battling the threat of hospital-acquired infections, especially MRSA," Ceremed's president and CEO Tadeusz Wellisz, M.D., commented on the study. "Ceremed is currently developing the next generation of Ostene(R) with antibiotics, specifically designed to prevent hospital-acquired surgical infection."

About The Company:

Ceremed, Inc. is a privately held medical device corporation formed in 2002 by a surgeon and a group of scientists from the University of Southern California. The company has unique expertise and a portfolio of innovative proprietary technology in the field of soluble alkylene oxide
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