Device to Reduce Surgery Site Contamination - Spine

Reduction of Airborne Microbes in the Surgical Field During Spine Procedures Using Directed Local Airflow

The objective of this study is to determine whether the Air Barrier System device reduces airborne colony-forming units (e.g. bacteria) present at a surgery site during spinal procedures.

The Air Barrier System is a device that uses localized clean air flow to shield a surgery site from ambient airborne contamination. This study examines the hypothesis that the Air Barrier System can reduce the presence of airborne colony-forming units at the surgery site during spinal procedures.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Candidate for instrumented posterior lumbar interbody fusion

Exclusion Criteria:

• Prior history of infection
• Revision surgery
• Screens positive for MRSA