Orthopedics This Week - 2018 | July 17, 2018 | Page 5

ORTHOPEDICS THIS WEEK
VOLUME 14, ISSUE 23 | JULY 17, 2018
extremity images. It delivers high-quali-
ty, low-dose 3D imaging for orthopedic
and sports medicine practices, hospitals,
imaging centers, urgent care facilities
and other healthcare providers. the patient in a single rotation and takes
only 25 seconds. It plugs into a stan-
dard wall outlet. Finally, the patient’s
head and body are not confined so no
claustrophobia.
Did we mention affordability with less
radiation than traditional CT systems while
still delivering excellent image quality? Cobra Suture Passer – Stryker
The system is designed to work in a
variety of clinical settings and orthope-
dic conditions including feet, ankles and
other joints, including arthritis, menis-
cus loss and instability. And because the
system is compact and easy to use it can
be set up at a doctor’s office so patients
don’t need to make an extra trip to the
h ospital for imaging tests. By allowing
the imaging and patient consultation to
take place in one visit, the Carestream
Onsight D Extremity System improves
productivity of the orthopedic specialists
and provides convenience for patients.
But wait, there’s more. The large-area
detector that can capture a 3D image of
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Inventors: Charles Bourland, Johnny
Valadez
Engineer: Charles McCartney
Meg Overstake, Marketing Manager
Cobra is the market’s first reusable
suture passer for arthroscopic rota-
tor cuff repair with a rigid stainless-
steel needle. Many
sports
medi-
cine
physicians
who have used
suture passers in
arthroscopic rota-
tor cuff repairs
complain of intra-
operative misfires
or distal tip needle
breaks from suture passers with reus-
able nitinol needles. Nitinol needles,
in particular, have to maintain enough
Cobra Suture Passer
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