Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN;NYSE:SNN) announced today that it launched the Fast-Fix Flex meniscal repair system.
London-based Smith+Nephew touts its Fast-Fix Flex meniscal repair system as the only device to offer a surgeon-guided, bendable needle and shaft to provide access to all zones of the meniscus, resulting in long-term benefits to the patient, according to a news release.
The company’s new Fast-Fix Flex system uses an all-inside approach in an effort to eliminate the need for further incisions, reduce the risk of neurovascular injury and provide procedural efficiency to support faster operating times.
Smith+Nephew said the product, which is now commercially available in the U.S. and other select countries, includes the added ability to bend both the needle and the shaft to enable surgeons access to the mid-body and anterior zones that weren’t accessible for previous Fast-Fix devices.
“The launch of Fast-Fix Flex represents a new milestone in meniscal repair, and we are truly delighted to provide this technology to surgeons across the globe,” Smith+Nephew VP of global marketing, joint repair Christie Van Geffen said in the release. “Its addition to our All Tears, All Repairs Meniscal Repair Solutions portfolio will accelerate our goal to change the standard of care away from meniscectomy and toward meniscal repair.”