Graft

Abanza Tecnomed has announced FDA 510(k) clearance of its WasherCap, an implantable soft-tissue graft fixation system for patients undergoing ACL reconstruction, according to a company press release.

Compared with the Kaplan-Meier estimator, researchers found multi-state models provided a more accurate and comprehensive assessment of the life course and graft risk of older kidney transplant recipients.

Compared with the use of an arteriovenous fistula, the use of an arteriovenous graft in dialysis is associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

SAN FRANCISCO — Results showed elite alpine skiers who underwent ACL reconstruction combined with an extra-articular procedure had a fivefold reduction in the rate of ACL graft rupture compared with ACL reconstruction alone.

BoneSupport has announced FDA market authorization of the Cerament G bone graft for patients with osteomyelitis, according to a press release.

Xeltis announced the clinical trial of the restorative hemodialysis access graft, aXess, showed promising early puncturing, patency and safety data, according to a press release.

Use of ultrasound guidance may provide reproducible femoral positioning of the anterolateral graft posterior and proximal to the lateral epicondyle compared with the use of palpation alone, according to published results.

Bonalive Biomaterials Ltd. has been granted FDA breakthrough device designation for its Bonalive orthopedics granules, a bone graft substitute designed to protect against microbial infection, according to a press release.

Published results showed an intact PCL may be used to predict ACL graft size for ACL reconstruction in pediatric patients, while tunnel length differs based on the chosen drilling method in an all-epiphyseal technique.

Xeltis, a Swiss-Dutch medical device company, reported that it implanted patients with kidney failure who required dialysis with aXess, the first restorative synthetic hemodialysis access graft.