Suture Repair Articles & Analysis
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Dermatologists may perform a number of in-office procedures that result in wounds, including biopsies and mole excisions. Traditional options for repairing these wounds include sutures, staples, adhesive strips, and other suture types. ...
(www.conextionsmed.com), an innovator in tendon repair, announced today the first patient has been treated with the Coronet Soft Tissue Fixation System in a Kidner procedure. ...
The Coronet’s novel design improves the soft tissue fixation strength of these repairs compared to conventional suture repairs. A streamlined delivery system allows for the simultaneous placement of the implant in the bone and soft tissue and provides a knotless repair. ...
CoNextions Medical, a developer of novel soft tissue repair devices, announced today that it has completed enrollment in a key clinical trial for its pioneering tendon-to-tendon repair device, CoNextions TR. Pending successful results of the trial, the company plans to submit a 510(k) application to the FDA for US marketing approval in the first quarter of ...
(www.conextionsmed.com) announced today that its has enrolled its first two patients in a multicenter, blinded, randomized clinical trial comparing the CoNextions TR System to standard of care suture repair for repair of Zone 2 tendon lacerations. The first two patients were enrolled at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. ...
In 2011, Erik Kubiak, M.D., an orthopaedic trauma and adult reconstruction surgeon and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Utah, co-founded CoNextions Medical to treat tendon repairs differently than traditional, suture-based methods. Earlier this year, the company received the Utah Innovation Award in the Life Sciences – ...
CoNextions TR has been designed to provide several advantages over the current suture-based repair which is the standard of care, including: stronger repair strength to enable early active motion; consistent and standardized outcomes; a simpler and faster surgical technique; and an improved quality of recovery for patients. “For decades, ...