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The Exoshape Soft Tissue Fastener from Medshape is a shape memory PEEK Altera device designed for fixation of the soft tissue graft on the tibial side of the knee joint in an ACL reconstruction. The device is delivered using a gun and expands in a controlled fashion. Photograph source:...
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The PICO is a single use negative pressure wound therapy system from Smith and Nephew. The device and dressing can be used for up to seven days. Rather than use a canister, the PICO dressing move exudate away from the wound and initiates evaporation. The dressing is...
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The Hintermann Distractor is a device used primarily in foot and ankle surgery for bone distraction and as an alternative to laminar spreaders. The device is lockable and applies distraction across two k-wires placed, for example on either side of a joint. The paper by Sarker et al describes...
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The Micro QUICKANCHOR is a miniature bone anchor for use in the hand, wrist, foot and ankle. Its use has been described in repairing Zone 1 flexor tendon injuries (Huq et al 2013) in which the authors described a low rate of complications. Brustein et al described better fixation in...
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Dassault Systeme’s SIMULIA Abaqus Knee Simulator application is a modeling tool for performing basic to advanced knee implant analyses and simulations. It offers 5 workflows which are designed to reduce medical device manufacturers' reliance on lengthy trials and high cost laboratory...
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