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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).

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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Disclaimers

*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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Citations
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  4. ArthroCare Corporation 2017. Internal Report. P/N 49190-03 Rev. B.
  5. Smith+Nephew 2024. Internal Report. 10144423 Rev B.
  6. ArthroCare 2019. Internal Report. Anchor. P/N 49193-02 Rev B.
  7. Barber FA, et al. Arthroscopy. 2017;33(6):1113-1121.
  8. Nagra NS, et al. Bone Joint Res. 2017;6(2):82-89.
  9. Ruder JA, et al. Arthroscopy. 2019;35(7):1954-1959 e1954.
  10. ArthroCare Corporation 2016. Internal Report: P/N 49190-01 Rev.B.
  11. Smith+Nephew 2020. Internal Report. 17-5010-11.
  12. Bernardoni E, et al. Orthop J Sports Med. 2018;6(7 suppl4).
  13. Saper MG, et al. The American journal of sports medicine. 2017;45(7):1622-1626.
  14. Erickson J, et al. Orthop J Sports Med. 2017;5(7).
  15. ArthroCare 2019. Internal Report. DHF 48121. P/N 48159 Rev. L.
  16. ArthroCare Corporation 2017. Internal Report. P/N 92017-01 Rev. A.
  17. Smith+Nephew 2024. Internal Report. 10141818 Rev A.

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