MEDSHAPE: FDA NOD FOR ECLIPSE (Orthopedics This Week)
MedShape, Inc. has announced the receipt of FDA 510(k) clearance for its Eclipse Soft Tissue Anchor, a new shape memory fixation device designed to attach a tendon, ligament or soft tissue to bone. The product is made of MedShape’s proprietary PEEK (polyether ether ketone) Altera material, and offers a non-rotational insertion method that allows for improved fixation strength.
Because it is compressed on one side, Eclipse allows more space for surgeons to accommodate a tendon alongside the implant. It also incorporates an open tip in the sheath for a suture to be fed through the implant, and its non-tapered shape provides more soft tissue compression across the bone. In addition, the Eclipse anchor offers a wider choice of sizes—it is available in diameters 4 through 9 mm, and 10 through 20 mm in length allowing for its use in a variety of soft tissue repair procedures in the shoulder, knee, hand/wrist, and foot/ankle. Like ExoShape, the Eclipse Soft Tissue anchor offers strong fixation, easy insertion and procedural versatility.
“The Eclipse Soft Tissue Anchor provides a non-rotational insertion and fixation method that maintai...
