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Q-FIX◊

All-Suture Anchor with Needles

Building on our established technology with integrated needles, pre-loaded with proprietary suture solutions to facilitate medial and lateral ankle instability repair.

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Step forward in ankle instability

To expand surgeons’ fixation options in joint reconstruction, Q-FIX with Needles is the next evolution in our Q-FIX Anchor Family. Featuring integrated needles for open procedures, which combine with the system’s deployment consistency*1,2 and strength.**3

  • Radially expanding all-suture implant design, considered to offer less bone removal4,5 and easier revision procedures5,6 than solid-body anchors
  • Designed for reproducible implant performance with active, consistent deployment
  • Used with the universal extremities guide to assist bone drilling and anchor insertion
  • Available loaded with MINITAPE◊ Suture in a two-needle configuration or #0 Suture in a four-needle configuration

Q-FIX with Needles is a core technology in our ULTRABRACE◊ Adjustable Ankle Instability Technique and a step forward in ankle instability repair.

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Citations & disclaimers

*As demonstrated in benchtop testing.
**As demonstrated in bench-top testing, compared to Arthrex DX FiberTak™ p<0.001.


  1. Smith+Nephew 2023. Internal Report. 15012313 Rev A.
  2. Smith+Nephew 2023. Internal Report. 15012288 Rev A.
  3. Smith+Nephew 2023. Internal Report. 10093596 Rev A.
  4. Cho CH, et al. Clin Orthop Surg. 2021;13(3):287-292.
  5. Pereira H, et al. Arthrosc Tech. 2016;5(1):e99-e107.
  6. Erickson J, et al. Orthop J Sports Med. 2017;5(7):2325967117717010.
  7. Smith+Nephew 2016. Internal Report. 15005268. Rev A.
  8. Smith+Nephew 2013. Internal Report. 15001847. Rev A.

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