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Patient impact
Our customers and their patients are at the heart of everything we do. The real-life impact of the technology we create inspires our dedication to improving patient outcomes. 

Restoring shoulder motion and confidence in her career
Barbara Corcoran’s InSpace balloon story


For many patients with massive irreparable rotator cuff tears in their shoulders, the pain is debilitating.1 Barbara Corcoran was no different. After she injured her shoulder a second time, she was in tremendous pain and was scared about what this meant for her active lifestyle and career. “I saw it as a career-ender. I was frightened to death.”

Listen to Barbara’s story and learn about the breakthrough technology, the InSpace balloon implant, and how it helped her get back in motion and back to her career. “I could lift a plate up, and I felt like throwing it in the air and celebrating!”

1. Dines et al. Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears: What to Do and When to Do It; the Surgeon's Dilemma. JBJS (2006)

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