MedShape Solutions Announces Clinical Use of ExoShape CL During ACL Reconstruction

MedShape Solutions, an orthopedic device company based in Atlanta, has introduced the first human clinical use of ExoShape CL, a two-part PEEK Altera interference fixation designed to improve soft tissue graft fixation during ACL reconstructive surgery, according to a company news release.

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Champ L. Baker, Jr., MD, performed the procedure at Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital in Phoenix City, Ala. The company intends to make a full market release of its FDA 510(k)-approved ExoShape device in June 2011.

The device features a non-rotational deployment technique designed to preserve the soft tissue graft bundle orientation and tension during single-tunnel double-bundle procedures. The use of MedShape’s proprietary PEEK Altera polymer allows the sheath to be pre-compressed for easy insertion and then expand for graft-to-tunnel compression.

Read the MedShape Solutions news release on the ExoShape.

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