UniCAP

UniCAP

UniCAP

Product catalog summary
Overview: The document outlines the technical specifications and surgical techniques for the Arthrosurface® UniCAP™ knee resurfacing system, designed to preserve the meniscus and articular cartilage while matching patient anatomy. It is bone-sparing, allowing for future unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
Specifications:
  • Femoral Component: Made of cobalt chrome with a titanium plasma spray undercoating and a bead-blasted titanium taper post.
  • Tibial Component: Composed of inlay cemented ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE).
Surgical Technique: The AKR surgical technique employs a cannulated system similar to those used in knee ligament repair. Key steps include:
  • Tibial Guide Retrograde Socket Preparation
  • Sizing Trial Tibial Implant
  • Femoral Guide Set Guide Wires
  • Triple Ream Femoral Sockets
  • Femoral Implant Placement
Applications: The system is used for unicompartmental knee replacement and biological grafting in knee resurfacing procedures.
Patents: The product is covered by several US patents, including Nos. 6,520,964, 6,610,067, and 6,679,917, with other patents pending.
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Catalog excerpts

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AKR TM Arthroscopically assisted Knee Resurfacing P re s e r v e s m e n i s c u s & a r t i c u l a r c a r t i l a g e • I n l a y c o m p o n e n t s m a t c h p a t i e n t a n a t o m y AKR B o n e s p a r i n g f o r f u t u re U K A o r T K A U U TM

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T h e N e w A l g o r i t h m f o r K n e e C a r t i l a g e Tr e a t m e n t Biological Grafting AKR Knee Resurfacing Unicompartmental Knee Replacement Femoral Component • Cobalt chrome articulating surface • Titanium plasma spray undercoating • Bead-blasted titanium taper post Tibial Component • Inlay cemented UHMWPE T h e A K R s u rg i c a l t e c h n i q u e u t i l i z e s a c a n n u l a t e d s y s t e m s i m i l a r t o t h o s e u s e d i n k n e e l i g a m e n t re p a i r. Tibial Retrograde Socket Preparation Sizing Trial Tibial Implant Femoral Guide Set Guide Wires Triple Ream...

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