FDA clears ArthroCare's Spartan 5.5 Needled Anchor

Feb 15 2011

ArthroCare Corp., a leader in developing state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical products, announced today that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Spartan 5.5 Needled Anchor (Spartan™). Spartan is a preloaded threaded anchor indicated for use in fixation of soft tissue to bone, such as during a rotator cuff repair. The needled version is utilized for open repairs, whereas the non-needled version, for which FDA clearance has previously been received, is for arthroscopic repairs.

Spartan complements ArthroCare's line of anchors which can be used with ArthroCare's suture passing technology, such as FirstPass^®. It has a unique 5.5mm, screw-in design and can be used to perform single and double row repairs. Spartan is manufactured from PEEK, (polyether-etherketone), a material widely used in orthopedic implants. More than 400,000 patients undergo rotator cuff surgery annually in the U.S.

Source: ArthroCare Corp