SINEFIX – System for Rotator Cuff Repair
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Screw the cuff please… #NeoArmory:
How would a trauma surgeon fix the cuff? They’ll nail it! (ta da). Just kidding... They’ll fix the cuff… with plate… and screw. Nope, not joking this time.
Inovedis, a Minnesota based company have an interesting device that was may be ideated by a trauma surgeon who said ‘Let’s plate the cuff’ (pun intended… ha..haa). SINEFIX is a PEEK based implant designed to be used in rotator cuff ruptures. It has a plate and 2 anchors to hold the cuff tendon in place.
It is supposed to simplify the repair process, minimize post op gap formation and loosening while ensuring blood flow and facilitate healing. This Poster shows, in cadaveric animal testing, Sinefix has higher pull out strength than double row cuff repair. Recently, first patients have had this implanted and watch this space for any updates on those results.
