Air Barrier System Device to Reduce Contamination in Posterior Spine Surgery

ABS to Reduce Contamination in Spine Surgery

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

The ABS 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 ABS can reduce the presence of airborne colony-forming units at the surgery site during posterior spinal procedures.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult patients undergoing lumbar and cervical laminectomy with instrumentation.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Active infection
• Prior prosthesis infection