COPAL® G+V is a standard-setting, high-viscosity, radiopaque, poly(methyl methacrylate)-based (PMMA) bone cement and designed for fixation of COPAL® exchange G hip spacer to the host bone.It contains the aminoglycoside antibiotic gentamicin and the glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin to protect the cured bone cement and surrounding tissue from colonization by bacteria that are sensitive to gentamicin and/or vancomycin. It contains the X-ray contrast medium zirconium dioxide. To improve visibility in the surgical field, it has been colored with chlorophyll-copper-complex(E141).The bone cement consists of two components and is prepared immediately before use by mixing the polymer powder with the monomer liquid. COPAL® G+V is intended for single-use and is supplied sterile.
A substance designed to be used in arthroplastic and/or osteosynthetic procedures for the fixation of polymer or metallic prosthetic implants to the living bone and/or to fill voids in the case of bone pathologies, and to treat infected joint prostheses or osteomyelitis; it may also be used prophylactically in primary or uninfected revision total joint arthroplasty. It is typically made from methylmethacrylate, polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), esters of methacrylic acid or copolymers containing polymethylmethacrylate and polystyrene, and contains an antimicrobial agent. After application, this device cannot be reused.