PEEK Suture Anchor System

For treatment of Distal Biceps Tendon Rupture
Overview

Acumed can now proudly provide our surgeons with a series of products that address both complex fractures and soft tissue injuries with the addition of PEEK Suture Anchors.

The PEEK Suture Anchor comes in 4.5 mm and 5.5 mm sizes that are double loaded with two #2 High Strength FlexBraid® sutures on MO-6 Tapered Needles. Instrumentation for the PEEK Suture Anchor includes a drill and tap, purchased sterile in a kit with the anchor or separately.

Indications for Use

The Acumed Suture Anchor System is intended to be used for suture (soft tissue) fixation to bone in the foot, ankle, hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder.

  • Shoulder: Rotator Cuff Repair, Bankhart Repair, SLAP Lesion Repair, Biceps Tenodesis, AcromioClavicular Separation Repair, Deltoid Repair, Capsular shift or Capsulolabral Reconstruction.
  • Foot/Ankle: Lateral Stabilization, Medial Stabilization, Achilles Tendon Repair, Hallux Valgus Reconstruction, Mid-foot Reconstruction, Metatarsal Ligament Repair/Tendon Repair and Bunionectomy.
  • Hand/Wrist: Scapholunate Ligament Reconstruction and Ulnar or Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction.
  • Elbow: Biceps Tendon Reattachment, Tennis Elbow Repair, Ulnar or Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction, Lateral Epicondylitis Repair.

Also related to Distal Biceps Tendon Rupture procedure:

In addition to treating Distal Biceps Tendon Rupture, the PEEK Suture Anchor System can also be used in the following procedures:

Triceps Repair (Distal Humerus), Ulnar Collateral Ligament Tear (Proximal Ulna), Deltoid Instability (Ankle), Lateral Ankle Instability (Ankle), Achilles Rupture (Hindfoot), Equinus Contracture (Other), Rotator Cuff Tear (Proximal Humerus)

Key Features

  • Double Loaded Anchor

    4.5 mm and 5.5 mm sizes are double loaded with #2 High Strength FlexBraid® Sutures preloaded with curved needles.

  • Convenient Handle Design

    Needles are retained inside the handle.

  • Sterile Packed Kits

    Sterile packaged with Drill and Tap or individually.

Indications

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Elbow

  • Distal biceps repair and reconstruction
  • Ulnar collateral ligament repair
  • Medial/lateral epicondylitis tendon repair
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Shoulder

  • Biceps tenodesis
  • Rotator cuff repair
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Foot and Ankle

  • Achilles tendon repair
  • Lateral ankle ligament stabilization
  • Midfoot reconstruction