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news.BioMedical Enterprises has launched the Barbed OSStaple, a nitinol implant designed for internal fixation of bone.
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BioMedical’s Barbed OSStaple (BOSS) is an orthopedic nitinol implant with barbs on the legs for bone adhesion.
Like the BioMedical Enterprises (BME) OSStaple product line, the BOSS nitinol staple changes shape when heated above body temperature to provide compression between two bones. The BOSS is ideal for upper and lower extremity procedures, especially when surgeons want the added security of barbed legs to stabilize the implant.
The BOSS implant, along with BME’s OSSAnchor grip soft tissue anchor, are said to be the first orthopaedic nitinol implants to feature barbs for improved pull-out resistance, a new surface treatment that minimizes metal ion release, and a roughened surface texture for bone in-growth.