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Hemostat for bone bleeding-Bone Wax peel
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Hemostat for bone bleeding-Bone Wax peel
Hemostat for bone bleeding-Bone Wax peel
Hemostat for bone bleeding-Bone Wax peel and box

Bone Wax
Hemostat for bone bleeding

Sterile mixture of natural beeswax and vaseline

  • Mechanical hemostasis in bones [1 – 10]
  • Hemostasis achieved by tamponade effect [11, 12]
  • Achieve mechanical occlusion of intraosseous vessels [2]
  • Soft, easy to shape and apply “only hand-warm [2]
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References

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