CuffMend™ Rotator Cuff Augmentation Technique

The CuffMend™ system provides an efficient, simplified approach for augmenting partial- and full-thickness rotator cuff tears. The system employs the benefits of a 1 mm-thick ArthroFlex dermal allograft, which provides mechanical strength and supports healing.^1,2 Introduce the graft using the graft spreader and use TissueTak™ tendon anchors for medial soft-tissue fixation to the rotator cuff tendon. Use PushLock^® anchors, spanning the graft over the tuberosity footprint, for lateral bony fixation. Implantation of the CuffMend system is designed to be completed in <10 minutes of surgical time. Scientific literature supports the use of acellular dermal grafts as a safe and effective solution for rotator cuff augmentation.³

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^{1. Ely EE, Figueroa NM, Gilot GJ. Biomechanical analysis of rotator cuff repairs with extracellular matrix graft augmentation. Orthopedics. 2014;37(9):608-614. doi:10.3928/01477447-20140825-05}

^{2. Smith MJ, Bozynski cc, Kuroki K, Cook CR, Stoker AM, Cook JL. Comparison of biologic scaffolds for augmentation of partial rotator cuff tears in a canine model. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2020;29(8):1573-1583. doi:10.1016/j.jse.2019.11.028}

^{3. Gilot GJ, Alvarez-Pinzon AM, Barcksdale L, Westerdahl D, Krill M, Peck E. Outcome of large to massive rotator cuff tears repaired with and without extracellular matrix augmentation: a prospective comparative study. Arthroscopy. 2015;31(8):1459-1465. doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2015.02.032}