SutureTak® Bankart & SLAP Repair Surgical Technique

Introduction The SutureTak implant system simplifies anchor insertion using a guide to prepare a pilot hole precisely on the glenoid rim. The drill is removed and the implant is inserted through the same guide, creating a simple reproducible technique. The SutureTak and shoulder repair set provide a comprehensive solution to facilitate arthroscopic shoulder reconstruction. Patient positioning using the lateral decubitus traction tower or the 3-point shoulder distraction system allows for reliable joint distraction. SutureTak Ultimate Pull-out Strength* TigerTail ® Suture Two distinct strands...

Surgical Technique SutureTak®  Bankart & SLAP Repair Offset guide 1 A tissue elevator is used to mobilize the labrum. Create a bleeding bed using a glenoid rasp or mechanical shaver to enhance tissue healing to bone. Pass the spear through the cannula and place it on the glenoid rim. Create a bone socket for the anchor by advancing the drill through the spear until its collar contacts the spear’s handle. If desired, an offset guide can be used to place the SutureTak anchor 1.5 mm onto the face of the glenoid to help create a larger labral bumper. 3 Retrieve one limb of suture through the anterosuperior...

Surgical Technique SutureTak®  Bankart & SLAP Repair The suture eyelet of the SutureTak facilitates ease of suture sliding through tissue and anchor, necessary for securing sliding knots. Alternating half-hitch or sliding knot tying, using the 6th finger knot pusher or single hole knot pusher, provides multiple options for knot tying. A suture cutter, specially designed to cut FiberWire, is used to cut the excess suture, leaving a 3 mm tail. Precise Anchor Placement using the Percutaneous Insertion Kits AR-1934PI-20 2 mm Set Includes: • • • • • 17-gauge spinal needle 1.1 mm guide wire Portal...

Ordering Information 2 mm Mini SutureTak Additional Instruments: Required Instruments: Spear, trocar and blunt obturator for 2 mm SutureTak Drill, for 2 mm SutureTak Drill, for 2 mm SutureTak, hard bone Optional Instruments: 2 mm SutureTak-disposable kit (includes: disposable spear, trocar and both drills) QuickPass™ lasso, 25˚ tight curve left QuickPass™ lasso, 25˚ tight curve right QuickPass™ lasso, 30˚ straight QuickPass™ lasso, 45˚ curve left QuickPass™ lasso, 45˚ curve right QuickPass™ lasso, 90˚ straight QuickPass™ lasso, 90˚ curve left QuickPass™ lasso, 90˚ curve right QuickPass™ lasso,...

This description of technique is provided as an educational tool and clinical aid to assist properly licensed medical professionals in the usage of specific Arthrex products. As part of this professional usage, the medical professional must use their professional judgment in making any final determinations in product usage and technique. In doing so, the medical professional should rely on their own training and experience and should conduct a thorough review of pertinent medical literature and the product’s Directions For Use. View U.S. Patent information at www.arthrex.com/corporate/virtual-patent-marking...