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LUPINE™ LOOP ANCHOR SYSTEM
Rx Only
Please read all information carefully. Failure to properly follow instruc-
tions may lead to serious surgical consequences.
DESCRIPTION
The LUPINE Loop Anchor is designed for implantation within a
pre-drilled bone hole site and provides a means for firmly securing soft
tissue to bone using USP #2 suture. This operative suture is provided
without needles and is held in a USP #1 or #2 suture loop eyelet. The
anchor is preloaded on an inserter for open or arthroscopic repairs.
MATERIALS
Anchor:
Polylactic Acid (PLA) absorption is expected to be essentially
complete in four years. D&C blue dye #6.
Suture:
See package label for type:
1. PANACRYL
®
Poly (L-lactide/glycolide), braided absorbable suture.
PANACRYL sutures meet or exceed the USP tensile strength re-
quirements for non-absorbable and absorbable sutures. The results
of implantation studies of PANACRYL braided absorbable sutures
in animals indicate that approximately 80% of its original strength
remains 3 months after implantation. At 6 months post-implanta-
tion, approximately 60% of its original strength is retained.*
OR
2. ETHIBOND
®
, braided polyester, non-absorbable suture.
OR
3. ORTHOCORD™ Suture is a synthetic, sterile, braided, composite
suture composed of dyed (D&C Violet #2 or D&C Blue #6) absorb-
able polydiaxanone (PDS) and un-dyed non-absorbable polyeth-
ylene. The partially absorbable suture is coated with a copolymer
of 90% caprolactone and 10% glycolide. The PDS copolymer has
been shown to be nonantigenic, nonpyrogenic and elicits only a
slight tissue reaction during absorption.
INSERTER
Handle:
Polycarbonate
Shaft:
Stainless steel
INDICATIONS
The LUPINE Loop Anchor System is indicated for use in soft tissue to
bone fixation in association with adequate postoperative immobilization
as follows:
OPEN PROCEDURES
SHOULDER
1. Bankart Repair
2. SLAP lesion repair
3. Rotator cuff repair
4a. Capsule shift/capsulo-labral reconstruction, at the anterior glenoid
rim site
4b. Capsule shift/capsulo-labral reconstruction at the lesser tuberosity
of the humerus
5. Biceps tenodesis
6. Acromio-clavicular separation
7. Deltoid repair
ELBOW
1. Biceps tendon reattachment
2. Tennis elbow repair
ANKLE
1. Achilles tendon repair/reconstruction
2. Lateral stabilization
3. Medial stabilization at the medial talus site
Foot: Hallux Valgus reconstruction
4. Midfoot reconstruction
KNEE
1. Medial collateral ligament repair
2. Lateral collateral ligament repair
3. Joint capsule closure to anterior proximal tibia
4. Posterior oblique ligament or joint capsule to tibia repair
5. Extra capsular reconstruction/ITB tenodesis
6. Patellar ligament and tendon avulsion repairs
ARTHROSCOPIC PROCEDURES
SHOULDER
1. Bankart repair
2. SLAP lesion repair