The new MEDPOR PLUS SST Spheres combine two of the newest and most exciting features offered in the MEDPOR Orbital Implant family.

The smooth, porous anterior surface of the SST Spheres helps minimize late implant exposures, and the suture tunnels allow for easy rectus muscle attachment without the use of an implant wrap. The Bioglass component, mixed throughout the sphere structure, promotes more rapid fibrovascular ingrowth into the implant.

Activation Instructions for MEDPOR PLUS SST Spheres

	MEDPOR PLUS SST Orbital Implants are provided sterile with a 35cc syringe. Activation of the MEDPOR PLUS SST Sphere must be performed in the sterile field. Pictures are for demonstration purposes only and do not reflect a sterile environment.
	Following removal of the implant from its protective package, it should be placed in a basin of clean, sterile saline. This greatly reduces the chance of contaminating the implant with lint and other materials.
	Place a sterile object in a syringe to be used as a “spacer” between the implant and the end of the syringe. A spacer may be made from any non-lint or non-powder containing material, such as the syringe cap.
	Insert the implant into the syringe barrel so that it rests on top of the spacer.
	Insert the plunger; draw sterile saline into the syringe to cover the implant. An appropriate antibiotic may be added to the saline solution at the surgeon’s discretion.
	Turn the syringe tip up and expel excess air.
	Seal the syringe tip and retract the plunger to draw air from the implant. Shake the syringe to dislodge air bubbles from the surface of the implant. Slowly release the vacuum by returning the plunger to its original position.
	Release the seal from the syringe tip and expel the air removed from the implant. Repeat, as needed, until the implant no longer floats.

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