New Products/Product News
New Shoulder Restoration System
| CONMED Linvatec arthroscopy unit announced July 7, 2009, that it has launched its Linvatec Shoulder Restoration System (Linvatec SRS). The Linvatec Shoulder Restoration System is a comprehensive system for rotator cuff repair that supports a number of surgical techniques and is designed to facilitate secure reconstruction and provide optimal tissue tensioning. The company notes that this system allows the surgeon to choose from any of the most advanced rotator cuff repair techniques, including single-row, double-row, and transosseous-equivalent fixation. The Linvatec SRS is composed of several components, including: The PopLok™ Knotless Suture Anchor. Designed for primary and lateral row fixation, the PopLok™ is an all-PEEK (Polyetheretherkeytone) anchor offered in 3.5-mm and 4.5-mm sizes. The PopLok™ provides for tensioning sutures separately from anchor seating as well as for securing the sutures regardless of bone quality. The PopLok™ is cannulated to channel growth factors to the repair site. The CrossFT™ Fully Threaded Suture Anchor. Composed of PEEK, the CrossFT™ is offered in 4.5-mm, 5.5-mm, and 6.5-mm sizes with various suture configurations. Incorporating both a fully threaded design and a dual-thread profile, the CrossFT™ provides a radiolucent option with significant fixation strength. The CrossFT™ is also cannulated to channel growth factors to the repair site. The Super Revo-FT™ and ThRevo-FT™ Fully Threaded Suture Anchors. These 5.0-mm titanium anchors are offered with 2 or 3 sutures, respectively. These anchors offer an option for surgeons who prefer to visualize the anchor after rotator cuff repair while capitalizing on the proven Revo® design. The self-drilling Revo design eliminates a step during the insertion process to save OR time. CONMED Linvatec has also developed a pilot hole instrumentation system aimed at providing more options for accessing and repairing shoulder pathology in the rotator cuff. The company notes that its patent-pending broaching punch simultaneously enhances fixation and reduces stress fractures to bone. An animated surgical technique video can be found at https://srs.linvatec.com/. For more information, contact CONMED Linvatec Customer Service |
Injectable Osteoinductive Bone Graft Substitute
Wright Medical Group, Inc., has announced 510K clearance of PRO-STIM™ Injectable
Osteoinductive Bone Graft Substitute. PRO-STIM™ graft is a composite grafting material
that is injected through a small needle, hardens, and is replaced by the patient’s new
bone over time.
PRO-STIM™ graft provides surgeons with the osteoconductive base material derived
from PRO-DENSE® graft (a patent-pending combination of calcium sulfate and
calcium phosphate materials), but adds a high volume of osteoinductive demineralized
bone matrix to the formulation. In Wright’s pivotal preclinical testing, PRO-STIM