AAOS Roundup: Stryker debuts reusable suture passers
Stryker has debuted its reusable suture passer for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, the first reusable suture passer in the orthopedic market.
The technology, known as Cobra, offers improved needle stiffness to alleviate problems with intraoperative misfires and distal tip needle breakages. The technology uses needle manufacturing and a jaw design to make the first reusable needle technology.