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Q-FIX◊ All-Suture Anchor Family in knee repair surgery

Market-leading all-suture anchor fixation strength,*1-5 ultra-low displacement during cyclic loading**1,2,6-9 and consistent deployment4,10-11 across a range of knee repair procedures.

Now featuring the new Q-FIX KNOTLESS All-Suture Anchor.

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Leading all-suture anchor technology

The Q-FIX All-Suture Anchor Family and new Q-FIX KNOTLESS All-Suture Anchor provide the benefits of a small, soft anchor with the characteristics of traditional solid-body anchors;1,2,12,13 designed with 360-degree subcortical radial expansion that leads to best-in-class anchor fixation.*1-4,6-9

  • Available in a range of suture options, including MINITAPE◊ Suture and ULTRABRAID◊ Suture
  • All-suture anchors require less bone removal than solid-body anchors,9 and are shown to offer more revision options14

Suitable for a range of repair indications

As surgeons aim to address recurrent instability and provide long-term survivorship in ligament repair, the Q-FIX Family's versatile options support a range of surgical procedures, including the ability to augment ACL reconstruction with lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET).

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Q-FIX Family features

The pinnacle of fixation just raised its game

Building on the Q-FIX Family’s strength1-5 and deployment consistency,4,10,11,16 the new Q-FIX KNOTLESS All-Suture Anchor offers a small change…but a mighty difference.

Watch the short animation to understand how proprietary new features facilitate a reliable suture passage in extra-capsular knee repair.


A new tool to help you reimagine reconstruction

Fixation can be a pivotal factor in the overall success of a repair, so reassess your perceptions of existing techniques with the addition of the Q-FIX KNOTLESS All–Suture Anchor.

Watch how the market-leading strength*1-5 performs in knee repair.

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*As compared to competitive devices in fixation/pull-out benchtop testing.

**As demonstrated in benchtop testing.

***As demonstrated in benchtop testing; Compared to Stryker IconixTM 1, 2, 2.5 and 3, Parcus Medical Draw TightTM 1.8 and 3.2, Zimmer Biomet JuggerknotTM 1.4, 1.45 (#1 and #2), 1.5 and 2.9) and Conmed Y-KnotTM Flex 1.3, 1.8 and 2.8.

****As compared to the competitive device in cyclic bench top testing.

 

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