UltraTRAC◊ QUAD ACL Reconstruction Technique: New technologies combine to deliver an advanced, comprehensive procedural solution for surgeons who want to expand their ligament graft options and maximize the variety of patients they can accommodate. Together, the new QUADTRAC◊ Quadriceps Tendon Harvest Guide System, X-WING◊ Graft Preparation System and ULTRABUTTON◊ Family of Adjustable Fixation Devices provide a controlled and reproducible technique to harvest only the desired quadriceps tendon tissue.1-3 Quadriceps ACL reconstruction is a growing procedure that offers many advantages including a lower risk of anterior knee pain4-6 and predictable, larger graft diameter4,7,8 compared to bone-tendon-bone or hamstring autograft options respectively.
INTELLIO◊ Tablet: Helping streamline your procedures with simple, centralized connectivity in the palm of your hand - the INTELLIO Tablet is a medical-grade device designed for use with Smith+Nephew’s INTELLIO Connected Tower. Supporting both wireless and tethered connectivity, the INTELLIO Tablet increases users' ability to control and adjust the LENS 4K Surgical Imaging System, DYONICS◊ POWER II Control System, WEREWOLF◊ COBLATION◊ System and the DOUBLEFLO◊ Inflow/Outflow Pump.
CAP-FIX◊ Capsular Management Family: A comprehensive range of products designed to maximize the efficiency of capsular management procedures. The CAP-FIX Suture Passer reduces the number of steps required for capsule closure, compared to suture shuttling,9 and is optimized for sharpness, strength, trajectory and suture throw.9-10 CAP-FIX Blades are offered as curved or straight with a choice of a pencil grip or a handle for increased leverage. Each blade has a consistent sharpness to cut through hip capsular tissue.11 From open to close, the CAP-FIX Capsular Management Family and the full portfolio of hip preservation products encourages surgeons to “Go Beyond the Repair.”
REGENETEN◊ Bioinductive Implant: Supports the body’s natural healing response to facilitate new tendon-like tissue growth and changes the course of rotator cuff tear progression.12-17 The implant is about the size of a postage stamp and has been shown to be completely resorbed within six months.*14,17 In addition to rotator cuff repair, the REGENETEN Bioinductive Implant can be used for hip repair as well as Achilles repair and reconstruction.
To learn more about these ground-breaking Sports Medicine innovations, please stop by the Smith+Nephew booth (#2021) during AAOS 2023.
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About Smith+Nephew
Smith+Nephew is a portfolio medical technology company focused on the repair, regeneration and replacement of soft and hard tissue. We exist to restore people’s bodies and their self-belief by using technology to take the limits off living. We call this purpose ‘Life Unlimited’. Our 19,000 employees deliver this mission every day, making a difference to patients’ lives through the excellence of our product portfolio, and the invention and application of new technologies across our three global franchises of Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine & ENT and Advanced Wound Management.
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Burn wound management Burn wounds are a global public health problem and a leading cause of morbidity, including prolonged hospitalisation, disfigurement and disability – often accompanied by stigma and social rejection.1 Our aim is to help mitigate the complications associated with burn wounds.
Pressure injury prevention Trusted to reduce the incidence of pressure injuries when used as part of a comprehensive prevention program, compared to standard care alone.1-3
Partial-thickness rotator cuff tears Partial-thickness tears can have a lasting impact on pain and shoulder function. When used in isolated bioinductive repair, the REGENETEN◊ Bioinductive Implant leads to tendon healing without the need for sutured repair;1-4 offering patients a faster recovery and return to activity than sutured repairs.4,5
Chondral and osteochondral knee repair Treat knee cartilage lesions and osteochondral defects in a single-stage procedure, even in the presence of mild to moderate osteoarthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence 0-3),1,2 with the porous, biocompatible CARTIHEAL◊ AGILI-C◊ Cartilage Repair Implant; shown to be clinically superior to the current surgical standard of care in level 1 clinical data.*1,2