Name: Synergy Shaver™ System Overview: Shoulder
Uploaded: 2026-08-05T16:34:00Z
Duration: 8 min 13 s
Channel: Arthrex
Description: Jeffrey R. Dugas, MD (Birmingham, AL), demonstrates the innovative Synergy Shaver™ system and clinical value of using Arthrex shavers in shoulder procedures.

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<p>Jeffrey R. Dugas, MD (Birmingham, AL), demonstrates the innovative Synergy Shaver™ system and clinical value of using Arthrex shavers in shoulder procedures.</p>

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Synergy Shaver™ System Overview: Shoulder

Speaker  Hi, I'm Doctor Jeff Dugas from Andrews Sports Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Today I'm excited to walk you through the Arthrex Synergy Shaver system. This re-engineered platform includes a completely redesigned console, handpiece, foot switch and cutting attachments, all engineered for precision performance and surgeon customization. This is the SynergyRF Shaver handpiece. It's designed for optimal ergonomics, with a comfortable grip and textured surface to reduce fatigue and improve handling, even in wet surgical environments. The balance of this handpiece is immediately noticeable, making it easy to adjust grips throughout the procedure without effort. For attachments, I have the 4.5mm and 5.5mm bone cutter Pro shaver blades. Each blade features an RFID chip for Blade Intelligent Detect with blade I.D.. The system instantly recognizes the attachment and sets the ideal speed and oscillation mode for you. If you look at the proximal end of the shaver, you'll notice the inner hub section port has increased in size by 50% for increased fluid flow. If I pull this inner hub out just a little bit, you can see there are orientation magnets stamped into the hub itself. These magnets tell the system exactly where the inner tube is relative to the outer tube. These magnets are what enable the auto lock feature. Autolock automatically closes the cutting window when the blade is inserted, and after the handpiece is deactivated. No more worrying about the cutting window being open at insertion. Like with other systems, the magnets are also used for advanced oscillation modes, such as dynamic mode that I will demonstrate in a little bit. When I plugged in the blade, You'll notice AutoLock initialization occurs. Speaker  You saw how the cutting window immediately closed. Additionally, after every activation, it returns to the closed position before we start the shoulder demo. Let's take a quick look at the console when I plug in the shaver blade. The console automatically identifies it as the 4.5mm Bone Cutter Pro and sets the recommended speed. Here we have a left shoulder in the lateral decubitus position. We'll start in the glenohumeral joint space. As we enter through the anterior portal, notice how the cutting window is already closed thanks to AutoLock. That means I don't have to worry about scuffing the articular cartilage on entry. As I begin to debride with the suction on, you can see how easily this instrument resects the tissue and it's very easy to use. The hand feel is excellent. The balance is excellent in my hand. I can easily flip from an underhanded to an overhanded position, and I don't feel like the weight of the instrument is limiting my ability to use it in different hand positions. I can easily control the suction here. I can get to the point where if I want to drain the joint, I just push the distal button and I can open the window. I can close the window again by holding the button. But this feel is really excellent in terms of what I feel at my fingertips and what the hand feel of the instrument is. There's no toggle between the handpiece and the shaver blade. It feels like one continuous instrument working together, and the rigidity of that adds to the confidence you have and the ability to be precise with your hands in the intra articular space. Speaker  Now, moving up to the subacromial space, I like to switch to the 5.5mm bone cutter Pro Blade with this shaver blade, I'll use the new dynamic oscillation mode, which is signified by the number four on the console. This mode tailors the oscillation pattern for each attachments window design optimizing resection performance. It's very effective at removing wispy bursal tissue that can normally clog up a shaver blade. You could hear the change in tone as it sped up to resect that tissue, indicating the dynamic aspect of this. Again, very efficient, very good hand feel, very hand tip. It's almost like my fingertips are doing this, and I don't have to worry about any toggle between the handpiece and the shaver blade. If I shift to uni directional mode, I can really easily just whisk this tissue off, and the suction level never sucks all the water out of the joint. I can just do this without having to worry about creating too much suction on the joint. Very smooth. Very powerful. One big advantage of the bone cutter Pro is that I don't need to open a burr for bone spurs. I can simply switch from oscillation to forward mode and start and complete my acromioplasty. These blades feature ProEdge technology, a proprietary process that keeps the cutting window sharp throughout the case. Additionally, the Pro blades can run up to 10,000 rpm, which is especially helpful during Acromioplasty. At these speeds, the bone cutter cuts through bone smoothly with virtually no skipping or vibration. Another thing we've seen with with previous and other systems is the. Speaker  Because the rigidity of the construct is not as good as this. You'll tend to see some metal debris as the inner and outer diameters come in contact with each other. The inner sleeve comes in contact with the outer sleeve. You don't see that here. Because of the tight tolerance and the improved manufacturing of these blades. This is really an improvement over previous and other systems in that regard. These are really, really strong blades. You really get a feeling for how strong this construct is. And I can lay into this bone and take it off just with this five five shaver. The Synergy shaver system is really going to revolutionize the handpieces, the shaver blades, everything that surgeons use on their patients. And this is a significant upgrade to what's currently available across any platform in basically every way that it could be. It's not just the handpiece and the ergonomics of it. It's not just the functionality, the buttons and the foot piece. It's not just the speed of the shaver, it's the integration with the console, the customization, the actual material and manufacturing standards that these are being made by the RFID stuff. This is going to revolutionize all these things from handpiece to shaver blades across the entire platform. And as always, help us to be better at what we do. This is the epitome of designing instruments with surgeons in mind. This captures that statement probably better than anything I've seen in my career, in terms of a top to bottom improvement in what's available. This helps surgeons treat their patients better.