Special Features:

Biocompatible with no permanent foreign body; preloaded system; fully-absorbable soft tissue anchor constructed of biocompatible pla material provides fixation strength comparable to nonabsorbable anchor systems; x-ray transparent; length 6.0 mm; suture size no 2 or smaller

Properties:

An item designed to be used to reattach soft tissue to the bone. It is a two-part unit consisting of a wire made of highly elastic nickel titanium alloy which locks the anchor in bone and a body of titanium alloy with a hole for suture attachment. The other part is non-sterile with a suture threader inserted through the hole in the anchor body which designates suture size. It may include a tray, sterilization for holding anchors and instruments for storage and sterilization.