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All-Suture Anchor Family in shoulder repair surgery

Market-leading all-suture anchor fixation strength,*1-5 ultra-low displacement during cyclic loading**1,6-10 and consistent deployment4,10,11 across a range of shoulder repair procedures.

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Redefining peak performance

The Q-FIX All-Suture Anchor Family provides the benefits of a small, soft anchor with the fixation characteristics of traditional solid-body anchors;1,3,12,13 designed with 360-degree subcortical radial expansion that leads to best-in-class anchor fixation.*1-4,6-9

  • Available in a range of suture options, including MINITAPE◊ Suture
  • Curved drill guide is designed to reduce the risk of articular perforation by offering improved access and trajectory14-16
  • All-suture anchors are considered to require less bone removal than solid-body anchors,9 and are shown to offer more revision options17

 

Suitable for a range of repair indications

The Q-FIX Family has versatile offerings to meet needs across various surgical procedures, including labral repair, rotator cuff repair and biceps tenodesis.

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Q-FIX Family features

The pinnacle of fixation just raised its game



A new tool for Bankart and remplissage procedures

Reassess perceptions of existing techniques with the addition of the Q-FIX KNOTLESS All–Suture Anchor.

For remplissage procedures: Rewrite the rules with a suture stapling technique: one portal, two Q-FIX KNOTLESS All-Suture Anchors.

For Bankart repairs: Harness the ability to control tension after anchor insertion21 and secure soft tissue with our suture lock mechanism.5



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Disclaimers

*As compared to competitive devices in fixation/pull-out benchtop testing.
**As demonstrated in benchtop testing.
***As demonstrated in benchtop testing; Compared to Stryker IconixTM 1, 2, 2.5 and 3, Parcus Medical Draw TightTM 1.8 and 3.2, Zimmer Biomet JuggerknotTM 1.4, 1.45 (#1 and #2), 1.5 and 2.9 and Conmed Y-KnotTM Flex 1.3, 1.8 and 2.8.
****As compared to the competitive device in cyclic benchtop testing.

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