ROTIUM is an interpositional wick placed at the tendon-bone interface designed to supercharge the biologic environment for support of the healing cascade and improvement in long-term outcomes after rotator cuff repair
The Biologic Challenge
An unhealthy restoration of the tendon-bone interface (i.e. enthesis) is associated with scar tissue formation which may increase the chance of biologic failure, inferior healing or inconsistent functional outcomes.
An Autobiologic Solution
The combination of ROTIUM’s biomimetic matrix and its unique surgical placement between the rotator cuff tendon and the bone allows the scaffold to wick and hold the patient’s own active biology directly at the repair site. It is engineered to harness inflammation and encourage scarless healing with strong tissue integration and remodeling of a functional enthesis.
PATIENT OUTCOMES: Beleckas, C. M., Minetos, P., & Badman, B. L. (2023). Short-term radiographic and clinical outcomes of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with and without augmentation with an interpositional nanofiber scaffold. Journal of Orthopaedic Experience & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.60118/001c.84269
ANIMAL STUDIES: Romeo, A., Easley, J., Regan, D., Hackett, E., Johnson, J., Johnson, J., Puttlitz, C., & McGilvray, K. (2022). Rotator cuff repair using a bioresorbable nanofiber interposition scaffold: A biomechanical and histologic analysis in sheep. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 31(2), 402–412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2021.07.018
Applicable with any Rotator Cuff Repair technique
No disposables
No special instrumentation required