Shoulder instability demands individualized treatment. From routine soft tissue repairs to complex cases involving bony pathology, Stryker’s instability solutions equip you to manage patients across the continuum of care. Explore our anchor portfolio for soft tissue fixation and our digital pre-operative planning tools for complex instability below.
Instability on Blueprint
From repair to reconstruction, the Blueprint platform supports your shoulder continuum of care. Instability on Blueprint offers the market’s first digital platform dedicated to addressing complex shoulder instability. Learn how the features of Instability on Blueprint can elevate your clinical decision-making and patient care.
Informed by decades of instability research. Inspired by your patient’s unique instability needs.
Complex instability cases come with various challenges unique to each patient. Instability on Blueprint pre-operative planning technology assists in procedural decision-making when considering soft tissue, Latarjet, and bone block procedures for chronic shoulder instability patients.
- Surgeon-controlled, interactive platform to align with your current clinical practice
- Patient-specific pre-operative assessment helps determine the appropriate procedure
- Individualized planning report highlights key anatomic and planning details
- Precise and reproducible 3D measurements empowers clinical decision-making2
A. Linear best-fit circle
Adjust the circle and its parameters from its original position so that computations align with your current clinical practice.
B. Pre-pathological glenoid prediction
View the patient’s predicted pathology before the onset of the bony defect.
C. Glenoid bone loss calculation
Automatically computes GBL when planning a case. Calculations automatically update as circle parameters are adjusted. Get automated measurements of anterior glenoid bone loss using the best-fit circle method, the standard approach in current clinical practice.
D. 3D anatomy visualization
Derived from CT images and provides patient-specific 3D visuals.
E. Scapula curvature analysis
Provides an enhanced view of morphological discontinuities with a heat-map style view.
F. Precise 3D measurements
Surgeon-controlled precise 3D measuring for pre-operative planning.2
"Instability on Blueprint allows me to tailor surgery to each specific patient. With a variable amount of bone loss among patients, this planning software allows me to better address complex instability cases by equipping me with accurate, reproducible, and clinically relevant measurements."
– Dr. George Athwal
Ontario, Canada
Dr. Athwal is a paid consultant of Stryker. His statements represent his own opinions based on personal experience and are not necessarily those of Stryker.
Resources
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Full-thickness retracted double-row rotator cuff repair with Dr. David Altchek*
Arthroscopic double-row rotator cuff repair with Dr. Hilary Malcarney*
Cadaveric demonstration of an arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with Dr. Hunter Greene*
Linked arthroscopic RCR and biceps tenodesis repair with Dr. Robert Hartzler*
Advancing rotator cuff repair with Dr. Michael Amini*
Arthroscopic double-row subscapularis and supraspinatus repairs with bicep tenodesis with Dr. Robert Hartzler*
Blueprint Digital Platform
Blueprint is a surgeon-controlled, 3D preoperative planning software with optional patient specific instrumentation. Blueprint allows surgeons to perform real-time, precise virtual surgery for added confidence prior to stepping foot in the O.R.
Learn moreSoft tissue solutions
Iconix Knotless
The smallest knotless all-suture anchor on the market at 1.4mm. This anchor supports a low-profile repair and provides secure fixation with minimal bone removal.
Iconix HA+
The future of all-suture. Coated in hydroxyapatite and bioglass, the HA+ coating attracts osteoblasts to the anchor to create a matrix that promotes an osteostimulatory effect. This feature creates a potential for accelerated bony ingrowth at the implantation site. Learn more about the HA+ technology here.
Knotilus+
Available in both PEEK and Biocomposite, supports secure and streamlined instability repairs. Cortical barb-lock technology engages cortical bone through compression fixation, and the anchor is designed to provide efficiency following insertions of the implant.
NanoTack TT
A 1.4mm anchor that expands to a 2.0mm anchor sub-cortically upon deployment. NanoTack TT gives the benefit of of a flat repair with small knot stacks, a small footprint in the bone, and a larger footprint on the tissue.
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Disclaimers
- For informational use only – Instability on Blueprint provides a statistical prediction of glenoid bone loss
- Not for diagnosis or treatment – The surgeon is responsible for making the final treatment decision based on patient-specific factors
- Surgical responsibility – Surgeons must use their clinical expertise to determine the suitability of the procedure
References
- D0000392181, Blueprint software - DQF 25-049 - Peer Review - Acceptance Criteria Glenoid Bone Loss
- Blueprint 4.2 User Manual UE-BLUP-OTHD-1744402
- DQF 25-057
- D0000391436, Blueprint software - DQF 25-057 - Software Test Plan & Log - Glenoid Bone Loss
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