Orthopaedics | Foot and ankle | Which Medical Device
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The Super Staple Classic from Metric Medical Devices is a nitinol bone fixation implant which provides uniform compression across bones using the shape changing properties of the device. It comes in multiple sizes suitable for use in the hand, forefoot, midfoot and small bone fixation. The...
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The Oxford Ankle Fusion Nail System from Ortho Solutions is a titanium device for ankle fusion, which includes fixed and sliding locking screw hole options, and a radiolucent jig. The device is indicated for use after failed ankle replacement, ankle and subtalar arthritis, and neuromuscular foot...
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The Ankle Evolutive System (AES) ankle was a modification of the Buechel-Pappas type of prosthesis. The device has been withdrawn from the market because of concerns about osteolysis.
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The osteo-WEDGE from GraMedica is an opening wedge bone titanium locking plate system intended for the correction of first metatarsal deformities. The system received FDA clearance in 2011. The plate permits correction of metarsal length and angulation.
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The Achillon Achilles Tendon Suture System from Integra Life Sciences is a device designed to assist the primary repair of a ruptured Achilles tendon. In essence the device assists in the passage of sutures through the tendon. One author (see evidence) has suggested the sural nerve may be at...
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