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Conditions for use
GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR USE
• We recommend that you do not use ADONIS ® in combination with implants
from another source or another manufacturer. HumanTech Germany GmbH is
not liable if this recommendation is not followed.
• Never reuse the implants. Even if the implant appears to be intact following
revision, alterations within the implant or minute defects resulting from the
loading and stressing to which the implant has been subjected can cause the
implant to break.
• Implants from the ADONIS ® range have a limited useful life. The activities
and physical activity of the patient have a significant influence on this
useful life. The patient must be informed that every activity increases the
risk of loss, bending or breakage of the implant components. Informing the
patient about limitations to his or her activities in the postoperative phase
and postoperatively monitoring the patient are decisive for assessing the
development of the fusion and the condition of the implant. Even when
permanent bone fusion has occurred implant components can still bend, break
or loosen. It is therefore necessary to make the patient aware that implant
components can also bend, break or become loosened when the patient limits
his or her activities.
• In the event of implant breakage, the doctor must decide in view of the
patient‘s condition and the risks which could occur whether to perform a
revision of the implant.
• Following the notes in the operating instructions (surgical technique) is
essential.
• Proceed with extreme caution in the region of the spinal cord and the roots
of the nerves, since damage to the nerves can lead to the impairment of
neurological functions.
• Breakage, slippage or incorrect use of the instruments or implants can injure
the patient or the operating staff.
• Do not use bone cement, as this material makes the removal of the
components difficult or impossible. The heat produced by the hardening
process can damage or deform the PEEK implants.
• Handle removed implants in such a way that their reuse is not possible.
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