MedShape Releases ExoShape Tissue Fastener (Elizabeth Hofheinz @ OTW)
MedShape, Inc. has announced the full U.S. commercial release of the ExoShape Soft Tissue Fastener, a two-part PEEK Altera interference fixation device meant to simplify and improve soft tissue graft fixation during anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructive surgery. MedShape has shipped the first full launch instrumentation sets to its sales agents to support surgeon demand for the product following a successful soft launch during 2011.
“We undertook a controlled market introduction of the ExoShape product to key sports medicine surgeons last year and received a tremendous amount of valuable feedback. We used this detailed information to further enhance the instrumentation and refine the surgical technique,” said Kurt Jacobus, president and CEO of MedShape, Inc., in the January 17, 2012 news release. “We firmly believe that the ExoShape Soft Tissue Fastener will fulfill our promise to surgeons to deliver a unique, effective and easy-to-use tibial soft tissue fixation system.”
Jacobus told OTW,
We received a lot of extremely positive feedback regarding the performance of the ExoShape Soft T...
