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VESTAKEEP® PEEK featured in new Suture Anchor System

Evonik’s VESTAKEEP® PEEK was selected as the material of choice for use in the KATORTM Suture Anchor System, which has been used in its first surgical cases in rotator cuff repair and Achilles tendon reattachment.

Evonik’s VESTAKEEP® PEEK adds structural integrity to KATOR’s new system and the repair construct’s superior strength allows surgeons to repair rotator cuffs or reattach Achilles tendons using fewer suture anchors.

“Evonik is dedicated to contributing to the advancement of new surgical technologies with our medical device partners. With our strength in innovation, we’ll continue to develop the VESTAKEEP® portfolio to bring advanced PEEK polymer technologies to the medical device industry,” said Vikram Chatur, Vice President and General Manager for High Performance Polymers.

“VESTAKEEP® PEEK’s high fatigue resistance has proven critical in the successful development of the KATORTM Suture Anchor System. The KATORTM Suture Anchor System’s anchors receive high stress loads throughout the healing process. In order to handle those loads, we have developed a construct with superior strength using our unique, patented technology along with Evonik’s VESTAKEEP® PEEK”, said Lane Hale, Executive Vice President of Surgical Frontiers.

With the high performance mechanical and biocompatible properties of VESTAKEEP® PEEK and KATOR’s advanced systems for tissue-to-bone reattachment, surgeons can now repair torn rotator cuffs and reattach Achilles tendons using fewer suture anchors, thereby preserving more bone, and improving blood flow available for tendon healing.

To learn more about Evonik’s VESTAKEEP® PEEK for medical applications, visit our booth C12 in Hall 1 at the Medtec Europe in Stuttgart (Germany) from April 4-6.

For further information, visit www.evonik.com/vestakeep-medical

Caption: Evonik’s VESTAKEEP® PEEK featured in new KATORTM Suture Anchor System.