Orthopaedic and Sports Med company DePuy Mitek, Inc., has announced the launch of the Healix Advance™ Family of Suture Anchors, a comprehensive new system of rotator cuff anchor and instrumentation solutions. The company says its new anchor design will enable faster insertion into hard bone and maximise fixation and pull-out strength.
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AOSSM: Cayenne Medical Launches Quattro™ Shoulder System For Rotator Cuff And Labral Repair
Cayenne medical has chosen the annual AOSSM meeting at which to launch its full line of anchors which it says are designed to answer market demand for improved procedural technique and cost- efficiency
Smith & Nephew’s New “Open-architecture” Rotator Cuff Suture Anchor
You’d have thought ligament fixation device design had been done to death, but marginal benefits still count in what is a sizeable market, so Smith & Nephew’s new “open architecture” anchor should find customers. After twenty years of anchors, quite what a shoulder surgeon might be so dissatisfied with that this new device addresses is beyond us, but it looks a smart enough idea.