�CONMED Corporation's (Nasdaq: CNMD) CONMED Linvatec arthroscopy unit announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its 510(k) lotion for marketing of the Bio Mini-Revo suture linchpin for use in the repair of the labrum in the hip joint. The Company recently executed a wide-cut market launch for this product.
The hip labrum is a form of cartilage that lines the rim of the socket of the hip. Torn and unaffectionate labral tissue is associated with hip pain during movement. In an arthroscopic technique, surgeons use sutura anchors to reattach the torn cartilage to the rim of the socket to take over pain and regain normal hip function.
The Bio Mini-Revo anchor is a bioabsorbable 3.1mm diameter screw-in anchor manufactured from CONMED Linvatec's patented Self Reinforced 96L/4D Poly Lactic Acid. This unique substantial provides an optimal symmetricalness of strength (during the initial healing period post-surgery) with enhanced resorption over time, negating the want for a second surgery to move out the imbed. The anchor is pre-threaded with #2 Hi-Fi� heights strength sutura. Currently, at that place are no other fibrous joint anchors indicated for pelvic arch labral repair that contain the unique blend of mechanical effectiveness and biomaterial characteristics of the Bio Mini-Revo ground tackle.
"Bio Mini-Revo, and the associated extended length drill guides, provides the operating surgeon with a safe and effective method to animate the labrum," said Dr. Christopher Dougherty, of The Agility Center, Bentonville, AR. "The Bio Mini-Revo proficiency and elongated length instrumentation greatly financial aid in rose hip access and minimize the risks of failed anchor fixation."
"As hip arthroscopy continues to develop as a surgical specialty, and labral repairs in particular become more prevalent, we anticipate that the Bio Mini-Revo surgical seam anchor will become an important constituent of our continuously expanding hip production line," commented Mr. Joseph J. Corasanti, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We are unrestrained that this safe and effective engraft, which has already been used successfully in thousands of surgeries in the shoulder, will now be available to our customers for use in the hip."
The Bio Mini-Revo anchor joins a growing number of products in the ConMed Linvatec Hip Arthroscopy line; including disposable hip access kits, cannulas, Shutt brand manual instruments, microfracture awls, shaver blades and burrs, and tomography and pump systems.
CONMED Profile
CONMED is a medical engineering company with an vehemence on surgical devices and equipment for minimally incursive procedures and monitoring. The Company's products serve the clinical areas of arthroscopy, powered surgical instruments, electrosurgery, cardiac monitoring disposables, endosurgery and endoscopic technologies. They are used by surgeons and physicians in a variety of specialties including orthopedics, general surgery, gynaecology, neurosurgery, and gastroenterology. Headquartered in Utica, New York, the Company's 3,cc employees distribute its products worldwide from several fabrication locations.
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