Orthopedics This Week - 2018 | July 17, 2018 | Page 6

ORTHOPEDICS THIS WEEK
VOLUME 14, ISSUE 23 | JULY 17, 2018
flexibility to deform back into the
suture passer so there are trade-offs
with strength and rigidity. Frog-Skin – PolyPhysics, Inc.
The COBRA suture passer is made from
stainless-steel needle, so it is the first
reusable suture needle. Engineer: Brian Stewart
No disposable needles. No needle
migration. Avoid needle breakage. And
is able to pass through calcified cuffs.
A recent study found that nitinol suture
passers should be used during rotator
cuff repair when the torn end of the
tendon is thicker than about 7 to 9mm
in order to prevent needle penetration
failure. And, remember, retained sur-
gical objects are associated with pro-
longed operative time, patient injury,
prolonged hospital stays, readmission,
and reoperation.
Durability and reliability, that’s what
attracted our judges to COBRA.
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Inventor: Brian Stewart
Increasingly popular with athletes and
the Navy Seals (of course, with a name
like Frog-Skin…), frog-skin therapy
delivers cold therapy in a wrap to treat
overuse or extensive training soft tissue
injuries.
Frog-Skin
The skin is made from an engineered
elastic composite material that regulates
skin temperature during cold therapy.
Frog-Skin therapy wraps also provide
soft adaptive compression, conform-
ing to numerous body locations, body
types and sizes.
Brian Stewart, Inventor/Engineer
There are two variations of Frog-Skin
therapy wraps. Frog-Skin 43 regulates
skin temperature to 43F (6C). Frog-
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