NAPLES, Fla., April 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthrex, a global leader in minimally invasive surgical technology, has once again taken home prestigious medals for product innovation at the 37th annual Edison Awards.
The MIS FiberTak® Achilles SpeedBridge™ Repair Implant System with Knotless Rip-Stop won Gold in the Surgical Innovations category. The innovative repair implant system and technique provides a minimally invasive approach for insertional Achilles tendinopathy.
"This product, along with our other innovations, will prove to be a true benefit to patients and surgeons."
The MIS FiberTak® Achilles SpeedBridge™ Repair Implant System with Knotless Rip-Stop won Gold in the Surgical Innovations category. The innovative repair implant system and technique provides a minimally invasive approach for insertional Achilles tendinopathy.
The SutureLoc™ implant, the first knotless, all-suture retensionable anchor designed specifically for arthroscopic meniscal root repair, took home the Silver award in the Orthopedic & Musculoskeletal Solutions category.
“The team is really pleased to be recognized with such a prestigious award to acknowledge this important, innovative product specifically designed to preserve the meniscus,” said Product Manager, Knee Ligament Julia Cuny. “[The SutureLoc™ implant is] a complicated anchor to produce and it provides an entirely new mechanism that we developed just for this implant. It was truly a team effort with over 20 teams contributing to the development.”
“This award is validation for the effort of the Extremities and Trauma Soft Tissue team in their drive to win the Achilles midsubstance tear market,” said Arthrex Senior Director, Product Management Pete Denove. “[The MIS FiberTak® Achilles SpeedBridge™ Repair Implant System with Knotless Rip-Stop], along with our other innovations, will prove to be a true benefit to patients and surgeons.”