Mytocel MSKUnited Kingdom
Gloved hands preparing the Rigeneracons device in a clinic

What to expect

One appointment, then home the same day.

The whole Mytocel MSK® treatment happens in one appointment, usually around half an hour, under local anaesthetic.

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Step by step

What happens, from first appointment to follow-up.

Illustrated overview of the patient journey from consultation to follow-up
The journey at a glance. The steps below say what each one involves.
A clinician taking the small samples from behind a patient’s ear
Three tiny samples from behind the ear, under local anaesthetic. Still from the manufacturer’s procedure video

  1. Step 01

    Consultation and imaging

    A clinician assesses your joint, your history and your scans, and tells you whether Mytocel MSK is a reasonable option for you. Whether it suits you is decided by the clinician who examines you. Actomed does not assess patients.

    Before any treatment

    A consultant and a patient reviewing a knee scan together in a consultation room
    Consultation and imaging, illustrative

  2. Step 02

    Sample from behind the ear

    Three tiny samples, each about the size of a seed, are taken from behind your ear under local anaesthetic. No stitches.

    Part of the same appointment

    A clinician taking the small samples from behind a patient’s ear
    The sample is taken from behind the ear. Still from the manufacturer’s procedure video

  3. Step 03

    Prepared in the room

    The samples are prepared mechanically in a single-use device into a suspension of tiny cartilage micrografts. Nothing is grown in a laboratory and nothing is sent away.

    In minutes

    The processing unit running its cycle with the single-use cartridge in place
    Prepared in the processing unit, in minutes. Still from the manufacturer’s procedure video

  4. Step 04

    Injection into the joint

    Your clinician injects the prepared suspension into the joint, then talks you through aftercare.

    Same appointment, about 30 minutes in all

    A clinician holding an ultrasound probe on a patient’s knee
    Injection into the joint, guided by ultrasound. Still from the manufacturer’s procedure video

  5. Step 05

    Home the same day

    It is an outpatient procedure. You can expect some soreness behind the ear and in the joint for a few days.

    Same day

    A patient at home on the day of the procedure, resting with a cup of tea
    Home the same day, illustrative

  6. Step 06

    Follow-up and return to activity

    Most people are back to normal daily activity within a day or two. Your clinician will tell you when sport is sensible and arrange follow-up.

    Most people back to daily activity within a day or two; donor site typically heals within one to two weeks

    A runner in motion outdoors
    Return to activity, as your clinician advises
Illustrated plate of the four stages: preparing and anaesthetising the ear, taking a tiny sample, preparing the micrograft solution and injecting it
Each stage of the appointment, from the ear sample to the injection

Afterwards

Recovery and side effects.

You can expect some soreness behind the ear and in the joint for a few days. As with any injection there is a small risk of infection.

Most people are back to normal daily activity within a day or two. Your clinician will tell you when sport is sensible.

A clinician holding an ultrasound probe on a patient’s knee
The injection is given by your clinician, often under ultrasound guidance. Still from the manufacturer’s procedure video

Your clinician decides

Whether it suits you is decided by the clinician who examines you and looks at your scans. Actomed does not assess patients.

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Actomed supplies and trains UK clinics; it does not assess or treat patients. These clinics can arrange an assessment. Being seen at one is not a decision to have any particular treatment.

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