Subject: Arthrex Update - SwiveLock® SP Anchor Product Alert Important information regarding Arthrex product Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. SwiveLock® SP Anchor Product Alert You will be receiving a message from Field Logistics Services (FLS) requesting the return of certain lots of SwiveLock SP anchors. The titanium eyelet was recently redesigned in response to a patent litigation issue. Generally, the new eyelets have performed well, but we have received several reports of eyelet breakage upon attempted insertion into very hard bone. In response to these reports, we decided to halt sales and pull back inventory until the eyelet can be enhanced. We hope to begin shipping updated SwiveLock SP anchors in May but we will be facing backorder issues for several months. There is no impact to the standard PEEK eyeleted SwiveLock anchors and these are excellent replacements. Specific suggested alternatives are listed in the table below. Please make sure that your accounts are prepared with punches (either reusable AR-1927PB or disposable AR-1927PBS). SwiveLock SP Anchor Item Number Affected Lot Number (and above) PEEK Eyeleted Alternative AR-2324BSLM 10091612 AR-2324BSLC AR-2323BSLM 10078259 AR-2323BSLC AR-2324BCM 10072425 AR-2324BCC AR-2323BCM Change not yet implemented AR-2323BCC AR-2324SLM 10074820 AR-2324PSLC AR-2323SLM Change not yet implemented AR-2323PSLC AR-2324PSLM 10072597 AR-2324PSLC AR-2323PSLM 10078258 AR-2323PSLC AR-2600SBS-3 Change not yet implemented AR-2600SBS-4 AR-2600SBS-5 10074288 AR-2600SBS-4 AR-2600SBS-7 10070003 AR-2600SBS-6 Here are several pearls that surgeons use to visualize their bone socket clearly. They may help your SwiveLock SP anchor users adapt well to the PEEK eyeleted versions: Clear soft tissue from the tuberosity before punching. Pre-load the SwiveLock anchor onto the sutures prior to punching. Leave the punch in the bone while the SwiveLock anchor is loaded onto the sutures. Mark the punch with a skin marking pen to leave a purple edge around the bone socket. Mark the desired bone socket location with RF prior to punching. Hold the cannula in a fixed position against the humerus while the punch is removed as it will then help guide anchor insertion. We apologize for the inconvenience and will correct the issue as soon as possible. Copyright © 2017, All rights reserved. Arthrex 1370 Creekside Boulevard Naples, FL 34108
Subject: Arthrex Update - SwiveLock® SP Anchor Product Alert Important information regarding Arthrex product Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. SwiveLock® SP Anchor Product Alert You will be receiving a message from Field Logistics Services (FLS) requesting the return of certain lots of SwiveLock SP anchors. The titanium eyelet was recently redesigned in response to a patent litigation issue. Generally, the new eyelets have performed well, but we have received several reports of eyelet breakage upon attempted insertion into very hard bone. In response to these reports, we decided to halt sales and pull back inventory until the eyelet can be enhanced. We hope to begin shipping updated SwiveLock SP anchors in May but we will be facing backorder issues for several months. There is no impact to the standard PEEK eyeleted SwiveLock anchors and these are excellent replacements. Specific suggested alternatives are listed in the table below. Please make sure that your accounts are prepared with punches (either reusable AR-1927PB or disposable AR-1927PBS). SwiveLock SP Anchor Item Number Affected Lot Number (and above) PEEK Eyeleted Alternative AR-2324BSLM 10091612 AR-2324BSLC AR-2323BSLM 10078259 AR-2323BSLC AR-2324BCM 10072425 AR-2324BCC AR-2323BCM Change not yet implemented AR-2323BCC AR-2324SLM 10074820 AR-2324PSLC AR-2323SLM Change not yet implemented AR-2323PSLC AR-2324PSLM 10072597 AR-2324PSLC AR-2323PSLM 10078258 AR-2323PSLC AR-2600SBS-3 Change not yet implemented AR-2600SBS-4 AR-2600SBS-5 10074288 AR-2600SBS-4 AR-2600SBS-7 10070003 AR-2600SBS-6 Here are several pearls that surgeons use to visualize their bone socket clearly. They may help your SwiveLock SP anchor users adapt well to the PEEK eyeleted versions: Clear soft tissue from the tuberosity before punching. Pre-load the SwiveLock anchor onto the sutures prior to punching. Leave the punch in the bone while the SwiveLock anchor is loaded onto the sutures. Mark the punch with a skin marking pen to leave a purple edge around the bone socket. Mark the desired bone socket location with RF prior to punching. Hold the cannula in a fixed position against the humerus while the punch is removed as it will then help guide anchor insertion. We apologize for the inconvenience and will correct the issue as soon as possible. Copyright © 2017, All rights reserved. Arthrex 1370 Creekside Boulevard Naples, FL 34108
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