LONDON, March 6, 2018
/PRNewswire/ -- Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN, LSE: SN), the global
medical technology business, is pleased to announce the
launch of Q-FIX™ CURVED, Q-FIX MINI and SUTUREFIX CURVED
All-Suture Anchor systems adding to its growing Sports Medicine
portfolio. Designed for procedures where space is limited and the
anatomy can be difficult to access, the new SUTUREFIX CURVED, Q-FIX
CURVED and MINI delivery systems are designed to aid in optimal
suture anchor placement during drilling and insertion.
The SUTUREFIX CURVED and Q-FIX CURVED systems improve access and
trajectory when drilling bone tunnels. Both systems optimize the
curved geometry of the drill guide while also maximizing drilling
accuracy. 1 The incorporation of both visual and tactile
cues simplifies drill guide orientation for the surgeon and helps
to indicate drilling trajectory.
The Company also introduced its Q-FIX MINI All-Suture Anchor,
which reduces the tunnel drill depth and implant length to 17.1mm,
making it the shortest all-suture anchor in its
class.2
"The new Q-FIX CURVED drilling system and Q-FIX MINI represent
another advancement by Smith & Nephew in soft tissue fixation,"
said Felix H. "Buddy" Savoie III, MD, Chairman of Orthopaedic
Surgery and Chief of Sports Medicine at Tulane
University School of Medicine. "The curved drilling system
improves access to the inferior glenoid while improving the
trajectory of the drill bit, thereby reducing the risk of
bicortical perforation. And the MINI anchor's short drill depth
improves patient safety, making it more useful in all applications,
especially in small joint soft tissue fixation."
"The unique tapered distal curve of the SUTUREFIX CURVED Drill
Guide allows me to place these anchors anywhere that I would like
along the acetabular rim," said Dr. Marc J.
Philippon of the Steadman Philippon Research Institute. "The
active deployment of this all-suture anchor system greatly reduces
displacement and the new curved guide has a better curvature and
drilling trajectory than other curved systems on the market."
"The Q-FIX MINI, Q-FIX CURVED and SUTUREFIX CURVED enable
healthcare professionals to access challenging pathology like they
have never been able to do before," said Scott Schaffner, Senior Vice President Global
Marketing, Smith & Nephew. "These new products highly
complement our Sports Medicine range and we're proud to offer them
as part of our growing portfolio."
Unlike other all-suture anchors that require the suture strands
to be pulled back against the cortical bone in order to deploy
them, Smith & Nephew's Q-FIX and SUTUREFIX All-Suture Anchor
platform uses active deployment3, which eliminates
manual tensioning and makes deployment more reliable4,
ultimately resulting in improved biomechanical performance among
all-suture anchors.5,6,7
About Smith & Nephew
Smith & Nephew is a global medical technology business
dedicated to helping healthcare professionals improve people's
lives. With leadership positions in Orthopaedic Reconstruction,
Advanced Wound Management, Sports Medicine and Trauma &
Extremities, Smith & Nephew has around 15,000 employees and a
presence in more than 100 countries. Annual sales in 2017 were
almost $4.8 billion. Smith &
Nephew is a member of the FTSE100 (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN).
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References:
1. Data on file. Report P/N 15007031 Rev. A,
Q-FIX Family Drill Deviation.
2. Data on file. Report P/N 15006934 Rev. A,
SUTUREFIX And Q-FIX Family Geometric Claims, page 11.
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