That’s why the Arrow^® OnControl^® Powered Bone Marrow Biopsy System has become the preferred method of obtaining bone marrow specimens at major cancer centers. With the Arrow^® OnControl^® Powered Bone Access System, you can be confident in developing treatment plans based on the diagnosis you receive.

Bone marrow biopsies are widely regarded as being one of the more painful procedures experienced by patients. The resulting high level of anxiety, coupled with the common disappointment of inconclusive specimen results make many patients apprehensive about scheduling follow-up procedures. It’s these follow-up procedures that can make or break effective treatment monitoring for patients with leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and other blood-borne cancers. The Arrow^® OnControl^® Powered Bone Marrow Biopsy System helps alleviate that patient apprehension by providing results faster¹, and with less pain than the manual alternative³.

Performing the biopsy or aspiration

Significantly less patient pain during and after the procedure. ^{1, 3, 5} Patients with leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and other blood-borne cancer patients frequently describe the bone marrow biopsy and aspiration as the “worst part of their treatment.” The Arrow^® OnControl^® Powered Bone Marrow Biopsy System helps significantly reduce pain by providing a faster procedure and reducing the need for “second attempts” that often occur when a specimen is of insufficient size or fails to capture.⁵

• Over 100% increase in the number of patients with little to no pain after 24 hours.¹
• Patented threaded cannula design captures and holds core specimens from soft bone
• Increased user control and reduced physical requirements to obtain specimens, even with hard bone
• Reduced insertion pain⁵, and less overall pain³

Analyzing specimens

Consistently larger, high quality core specimens.⁵

In most pathology departments, the bone marrow and aspirate specimens received vary widely, depending on the size of the patient, their bone hardness, and the experience or physical strength of the clinician. The Arrow^® OnControl^® Powered Bone Marrow Biopsy System effectively levels the field between clinicians, to help clinicians obtain consistently larger core specimens.

• More consistent, high quality specimens⁵
• More usable area for diagnosis⁵
• Longer, wider, and larger volume specimens³

Diagnosing and monitoring

Easier, more accurate diagnosis⁵ and treatment monitoring.

Larger, better quality specimens provide pathologists the material needed to make an accurate diagnosis, minimizing the inconvenience, delay, and pain associated with having to obtain another specimen. Physicians can be confident in developing treatment plans based on a diagnosis with a quality specimen for patients with blood-borne cancers and benign bone tumors.

• Greater overall patient satisfaction⁴
• Fewer second-attempt procedures required^{3 *}
• Reduced pain during procedure helps promote patient compliance with ongoing or future testing³

Procedure scheduling

Procedures with increased efficiency.

When compared to biopsies performed with manual needles, the Arrow^® OnControl^® Powered Bone Marrow Biopsy System provides improved specimen quality⁵ and shortened procedure time¹, that may help clinicians perform a greater number of biopsies per day for patients with blood-borne cancers and benign tumors.

• Fewer second-attempt procedures required^{3 *}
• 55% faster procedure time to improve efficiency^{5 *}
• Easy for clinicians to use, regardless of physical strength

^{* Compared to manual bone marrow biopsy procedures.}