Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Smith & Nephew Introduces New Biologic to Speed Healing
Published in Blood Weekly, March 20th, 2008
The CAPTION system is used by the surgical staff to concentrate the platelets from a sample of the patient's blood. Platelets are round cell fragments in the blood that are responsible for initiation of the body's natural healing process. When the concentrated platelets are applied to the surgical site, they may help jump start the body's natural...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2008-03-20)
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