Stryker Kypho curved needle balloon issue

[DoYouEvenLiftBro]

6 stryker kyphos since last month. All but 1 I had an issue with the passing the balloon through the curved needle channel.

Unilateral access, curved needle, across midline to other pedicle, try to insert balloon and it won’t advance thru. Take balloon out aspirate balloon, try to put a bend on the tip, wet it in saline. Nothing. Ended up for those 5 switching bipedicular, drilling, and ballon.

I think the one that worked was a lumbar 10 gauge verse the thoracic 11 gauge, might be something with that

Any other thoughts or tips? Would a curette do anything?

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[BobBarker]

Yes, I can’t get the balloon to pass through the 11g either. Tolerances are too tight.

 

[PainAnonymous]

We had this exact same issue on our last kypho. One of the balloons would just not pass. We opened another balloon and it went through fine, not sure the issue

 

[Asclepius186]

Not a fan of the new curved needle instruments. Liked the previous generation curved needle setup better

 

[Espn123]

The system I use has a straight access that the balloon goes through, then a curve that can navigate and fill. Never an issue passing the balloon, but certainly some issues with higher pressure disconnect scenarios while filling

 

[sdnuser001]

The system I use has a straight access that the balloon goes through, then a curve that can navigate and fill. Never an issue passing the balloon, but certainly some issues with higher pressure disconnect scenarios while filling

What system?

 

[SpineandWine]

Omnicurve has been working for me fine.
Unilateral access, take out cannulae leave sheath in, put balloon in, take sheath out to black line, inflate, then I actually just resheath the gun back in and advance sheath back and put cement in

My big issue is if the bone is a little hard when you get in there, the initial gun won’t curve

 

[Espn123]

What system?

IZI with beaded cement