--- title: "What's New in Sports Medicine: SmartTRAK at AOSSM 2024" description: "Meet with Andy Knapik, SmartTRAK Senior Analyst, Soft Tissue & Arthroscopic Technologies, at AOSSM 2024 in Denver... #sportsmedicine #AOSSM2024" --- [Medical Device and Wound Care News and Analysis Blog ](https://blog.smarttrak.com) # [What's New in Sports Medicine: SmartTRAK at AOSSM 2024](https://blog.smarttrak.com/whats-new-in-sports-medicine-smarttrak-at-aaosm-2024) Written by [Thomas Wallick](https://blog.smarttrak.com/author/thomas-wallick) | 7/10/24 1:45 PM Meet with SmartTRAK in Denver The American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) will hold its annual meeting in Denver, CO, from July 10-17, 2024. This meeting will bring together sports medicine physicians, clinicians and industry professionals and feature the latest research, cutting-edge updates and discussion on the future of sports medicine. *SmartTRAK *will be there. *Andy* Knapik, SmartTRAK Senior Analyst, Soft Tissue & Arthroscopic Technologies, will be getting the scoop on what’s new at AOSSM and will be available to meet in person at the meeting. If you or your company have important news you’d like to share, or would like to learn more about SmartTRAK, please reach out to Andy at [andy.knapik@smarttrak.com](mailto:andy.knapik@smarttrak.com). *SmartTRAK *has put together highlights of recent news in sports medicine to catch you up on the “news to know” before going to AOSSM 2024. The following is just a small sampling of recent news and *SmartTRAK *updates from around the world compiled, reviewed and posted in real-time every day by the expert analysts at *SmartTRAK*. New Products: - Comparison Techniques For Medium To Massive Posterosuperior Cuff Tears Researchers look to [prove ](https://bmcmusculoskeletdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12891-023-06256-6#citeas)that both transosseous-equivalent suture-bridge and independent double-row techniques provide comparable clinical results and retear rates for medium to massive posterosuperior RC tears. *BMC Musculoskelet Disord* - **[Paragon 28*](https://app.smarttrak.com/companies/qs/72953)** FNA mgmt [highlighted ](https://s28.q4cdn.com/711951886/files/doc_financials/2023/q4/P28_Earnings-Supplement_4Q23_vFinal-02-29-24.pdf)five full launches YTD in 2024 in the high growth forefoot, minimally invasive and soft tissue markets including Grappler Knotless Anchor, Bridgeline Adaptive Tape, Mister Tendon Harvester, FJ200 Power Console and Burr System and PRECISION MIS Bunion System. - ******Stryker launches Citrefix Suture Anchor System** Stryker [announced ](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221213005214/en/Stryker-launches-Citrefix%E2%84%A2-Suture-Anchor-System-featuring-award-winning-Citregen-biomaterial-designed-to-support-bone-regeneration-and-the-natural-healing-process/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-RLXHJgazfQJNuOVHefdHP-D8R-QU5o2AvY8bhI9uvWSD8DYIYv4TIC1g1u0AKcacnnViVjtb72bOP4-4nHK5ieT3WxPE8m_kWI77F87CseT)the launch of Citrefix, a suture anchor system for foot and ankle procedures. The new system uses Citregen, a bioresorbable material designed to mimic the chemistry and structure of native bone. *SmarTRAK* reported on the Citrefix 510(k) approval in Feb 2021. Patents: - ** Tissue Repair Devices and Methods** US Patent “Tap-in bone anchor with expanding ring” was [issued ](https://ppubs.uspto.gov/pubwebapp/external.html?q=(12023030).pn.&db=USPAT&type=ids)describing devices that can wrap around elongate tissue and are capable of supporting the tissue or keeping two severed ends in close proximity to one another. *12023030* - **[CONMED*](https://app.smarttrak.com/companies/qs/40337)**  CONMED's US Patent Application "MENISCAL TRANSPLANT SYSTEM" was [published](https://ppubs.uspto.gov/pubwebapp/external.html?q=(20240207068).pn.&db=US-PGPUB&type=ids) relating to a meniscal transplant workstation and accompanying tools for preparing a meniscal transplant and tibial surface and mounting the transplant to a tibia. *20240207068* - **[JNJ/DePuy Synthes*](https://app.smarttrak.com/companies/qs/28649)** JNJ DePuy Synthes was [issued ](https://ppubs.uspto.gov/pubwebapp/external.html?q=(12016545).pn.&db=USPAT&type=ids)US Patent “Methods And Devices For Repairing Meniscal Tissue” describing a suture anchor w/ an expanding ring that provides additional locking force for the device in bone.* 12016545* Studies: - **Comparison Techniques For Medium To Massive Posterosuperior Cuff Tears** Researchers look to [prove ](https://bmcmusculoskeletdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12891-023-06256-6#citeas)that both transosseous-equivalent suture-bridge and independent double-row techniques provide comparable clinical results and retear rates for medium to massive posterosuperior RC tears. *BMC Musculoskelet Disord* - **Patient Expenditures at Ambulatory Surgery Centers **Researchers look to [categorize](https://www.arthroscopyjournal.org/article/S0749-8063(23)00870-8/abstract) and trend annual out-of-pocket expenditures for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair pts relative to total healthcare utilization reimbursement and compare drivers of pt expenditures via analyses by insurance type and surgical setting. *Arthroscopy* - **Meniscal Wrapping Technique for Chronic or Complex Meniscus Tears **A 21-pt study [examined ](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00264-024-06241-1)the feasibility of using the meniscal wrapping technique for the tx of chronic or complex meniscal tears. The study found the failure rate was 9.5% at 33 mos. The rate of other unplanned reoperations was 14.3%. International Orthopaedics Clinical/Regulatory: - **Arthroscopic Treatment of Meniscal Lesions** A 120-pt study has been [registered](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06313424) for a study in France to describe the results of repairs of meniscal lesions in pediatric traumatology. *clinicaltrials.gov* - **[Riverpoint*](https://app.smarttrak.com/companies/qs/52aaed8da4b98d7fc0a80237c1acf4b7)** Riverpoint Medical received 510(k) Substantially Equivalent (SESE) clearance for its Iconix Knotless Anchor. The approval letter and device details are not yet available on the FDA website. [K240213](https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpmn/pmn.cfm?ID=K240213) - **A Comparative Prospective Study of the Arthroscopic Meniscus Repair Methods **In this study, researchers [execute ](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06176183?cond=Meniscus)a prospective study evaluating different arthroscopic repair methods for youths w/ traumatic meniscus injuries. Est primary comp date May 2025; est study comp date Feb 2026. *clinicaltrials.gov* Markets: - **Intriguing New Tool For Tendon Healing Nanoparticles For Precision Drug Delivery** Researchers at the University of Rochester and the University of Oregon [found ](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240627172019.htm)that harnessing nanoparticles to deliver drugs precisely to a surgically repaired tendon is a promising new approach that reduces scar tissue formation and improves mechanical function.* ScienceDaily* - **[BioBrace*](https://app.smarttrak.com/products/qs/782a2d401ca3acfaac10029de4dafa8f) - [CONMED*](https://app.smarttrak.com/companies/qs/40337) **Scott A. Sigman, MD, believes BioBrace-specific instrumentation (in development) and a prospective, multi-center RCT comparing RC repair w/ BioBrace vs RC repair alone for a full-thickness RC tear will help drive market adoption. *WFS/CNMD Key Takeaways from BioBrace Expert Call* - **New Device Inspired by Python Teeth Doubles Strength of Rotator Cuff Repairs **Dr. Stavros Thomopoulos, a professor of orthopedics and biomedical engineering at Columbia University and his team [report ](https://www.newswise.com/articles/new-device-inspired-by-python-teeth-doubles-strength-of-rotator-cuff-repairs/?sc=top)that they have developed a python-tooth-inspired device as a supplement to current RCR, and found that it nearly doubled repair strength.* Newswise*** ** ** These links can only be viewed by SmartTRAK subscribers. 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