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Mitek Sports Medicine launches new suture anchor

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Mitek Sports Medicine announced the launch of the Healix Advance Knotless Anchor, a new suture anchor designed to provide optimal knotless fixation for rotator cuff repair.

According to a press release, the Healix Advance Knotless Anchor features dual-thread technology to maximize fixation and pull-out strength in both cancellous and cortical bone, and a multi-thread design that enables fast insertion into bone. The device also eliminates the need for arthroscopic knot tying.

Offered in three sizes, 4.75 mm, 5.5 mm and 6.5 mm, the anchors are made of Biocryl Rapide or radiolucent polyetheretherketone and require no new instrumentation. The anchors can hold up to six strands of Mitek Sports Medicine’s Orthocord High Strength Orthopaedic Suture or two strands of high strength tape-suture.

“We continue to build on the Healix Advance technology platform to offer surgeons innovations that expand their choices, give them greater flexibility in the surgical environment and help them individualize the procedure to the patient,” Ian Lawson, worldwide president of Mitek Sports Medicine, stated in a company press release.