Posted on 4/18/2017
Stryker's Foot & Ankle business unit recently announced availability of its new soft tissue solution, SonicAnchor, the only implant in the U.S. market that utilizes ultrasonic energy to liquefy and flow into cancellous bone. The company indicates it is suitable for suture or tissue fixation in foot, ankle, knee, hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder open procedures.
According to Stryker, it improves on raditional anchor fixation. The product's design and SonicFusion technology may lower risk of breakage during insertion and offers high pull out strength and reliability. The application of ultrasonic energy liquefies the tip of the SonicAnchor, a bioresorbable polylactide polymer, enabling it to flow into cancellous bone cavities for...