AutoCart™ Procedure

Supports improved marrow stimulation with consistent, precise drill holes. The PowerPick instrument clears debris from the holes it creates, as opposed to the compacting of bone that can occur with a traditional awl.

The suction-activated GraftNet device can collect up to 3 cc autologous oteochondral tissue. After mounting the GraftNet tissue collector between the shaver handpiece and the suction system, autologous fragments are collected in an easily accessible, sterile filter chamber which are then mixed with BioCartilage matrix and platelet-rich plasma (PRP).

BioCartilage extracellular matrix (ECM) provides an off-the-shelf scaffold comprised of allograft cartilage extracellular matrix. BioCartilage ECM includes key components such as type II collagen, proteoglycans, and additional cartilaginous growth factors to improve the AutoCart cellular environment.

The Arthrex ACP double syringe is used to facilitate the safe and rapid preparation of PRP from a small sample of whole blood. The ACP syringe adds extracellular components to the AutoCart graft when mixed with osteochondral GraftNet tissue and BioCartilage matrix.

Arthrex provides mixing and delivery kits tailored for the knee, hip, and talus. These kits contain several accessories to aid graft mixing and delivery, including a funnel, mixing syringe, and delivery cannula for simple graft delivery into the defect.

For the preparation of autologous thrombin serum, the Thrombinator system can improve handling and fixation of the AutoCart graft by causing platelets to form a gel that serves as a binding agent. The Thrombinator process uses the blood-clotting cascade mechanism to produce an autologous thrombin solution and eliminates the need for aggressive chemical reagents.