Soft Tissue Anchor Introduced by BME
BioMedical Enterprises, Incorporated launched their new OSSAnchor Grip. The new product is a nitinol implant that is intended to approximate soft tissue to bone, particularly intended for lower and upper extremity soft tissue procedures.
The soft tissue anchor is manufactured with nitinol; a biocompatible alloy that has both super-elastic and shape memory properties. The implant has aggressive barbs attached to the legs to support adhesion to the bones. Teeth are also included on the device underside to help grasp soft tissue. One benefit of using this material is that the compressive force of anchoring is maintained over time.
The Grip is implanted with the company’s patented OSSforce Implant Controller. This tool safely heats the device above body temperature, during which the shape of the legs anchor into the bone. The motion of the legs pulls the staple, which secures the tendon to the bone. The heating process affords the device improved strength compared to 316L stainless steel.
This is the first orthopaedic implant available that features barbs to prevent pull-out. As well, a surface treatment on the device reduces the amount of nickel released. The roughened surface texture supports the in-growth of bone around the device.
This product is the first available in the OSSAnchor line of nitinol soft tissue implants that supports securing bone and soft tissue.
June 4, 2008 Related topics: Product Launches, Orthopedic