BioBrace^®RC

Delivery System

For Arthroscopic Augmentation of Rotator Cuff Repairs

Streamlined Rotator Cuff Repair with BioBrace^®RC

BioBrace^®RC is designed to simplify and accelerate arthroscopic rotator cuff repair by integrating the BioBrace^® implant directly into the surgical workflow and eliminating steps. Here's how it transforms the procedure:

Pre-Attached Implant for Seamless Delivery

BioBrace^® comes pre-attached to the BioBrace^®RC instrument, eliminating the need for additional tools or steps to deliver the implant arthroscopically.

Efficient, Simultaneous Suture Passing

The instrument enables quick and simultaneous passage of all medial sutures through the BioBrace^® using a built-in suture management system. No needles or suture passers are required and all sutures are passed at once—saving valuable OR time.

Pre-Sutured for Lateral Fixation

BioBrace^® is pre-sutured laterally and ready for anchor fixation, removing the need for additional suture passing during this step.

Once medial sutures are passed through the rotator cuff and BioBrace^®RC, the top portion of BioBrace^®RC slides back to pass all sutures through BioBrace^® and detach the BioBrace^® from the instrument. A handle, with BioBrace^® at the end, is then used to guide BioBrace into the shoulder and place it on the tendon. After securing BioBrace^® to tendon with sutures medially, the pre-loaded lateral sutures are secured to bone using anchors, completing the repair with speed and precision.

Stop waiting.
Start healing.

Trust BioBrace^® to provide the support your patients need for successful outcomes. BioBrace^® reinforces and facilitates new tissue growth through healing and then resorbs completely, leaving behind strong, regenerated tissue.

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RoHI (Rotator Cuff Healing Index)

Since numerous factors impact the risk of failure in tendon healing, the RoHI scoring index was created to help predict rotator cuff healing.

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Please enter all known patient information to determine the RoHI score.

Age Risk Value

AP Tear Size Risk Value

Retraction Risk Value

Infraspinatus Fatty Infiltration Grade Risk Value

Level of Work Activity Risk Value

Bone Mineral Density Risk Value

Chance of Healing^1,2 -

RoHI Score¹ -

94%

68%

38%

1015

14%

References

1. Kwon J, Kim SH, Lee YH, Kim TI, Oh JH. The Rotator Cuff Healing Index: a new scoring system to predict rotator cuff healing after surgical repair. Am J Sports Med. 2019;47(1):173-180. doi:10.1177/0363546518810763

2. Jackson GR, Bedi A, Denard PJ. Graft augmentation of repairable rotator cuff tears: an algorithmic approach based on healing rates. Arthroscopy. 2022;38(7):2342-2347. doi:10.1016/j.arthro.2021.10.032

This is not medical advice and each surgeon should use their own professional judgment before using to treat a particular patient. Surgeons should be trained in the use of such devices before surgery and should always refer to the product labeling, including the Instructions for Use, before using any medical device.

BioBrace^®-augmented rotator cuff repairs demonstrated a

94% healing rate

in high-risk patients.¹

Healing Rate^1,4,5

BioBrace Augmented Rotator Cuff Healing Infographic

BioBrace^® uniquely harnesses the regenerative properties of collagen while providing immediate strength to protect the repair during the vulnerable healing period.²

BioBrace^®RC Delivery System Product Brochure

BioBrace^®RC Surgical Technique Guide

¹McMillan, S, E Ford, SK Bishai. 2024. “Favorable Early Patient-Reported Outcome Measures and Clinical Retear Rates in High-Risk Rotator Cuff Repairs Augmented with a Reinforced Bio-Inductive Implant at One-Year Follow Up’”. Surgical Technology International, no. 45
²Barad et al. Severe subacromial-subdeltoid inflammation with rice bodies associated with implantation of a bio-inductive collagen scaffold after rotator cuff repair. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surg. 2019
³K242187 – 510(k) Clearance Letter - The BioBrace^® Implant
⁴ Rashid, M, C Cooper, J Cook, D Cooper, S Dakin, S Snelling, and A Carr. “Increasing Age and Tear Size Reduce Rotator Cuff Repair Healing Rate at 1 Year.” Acta Orthopaedica 88, no. 6 (2017): 606–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2017.1370844.
⁵ Galatz LM, Ball CM, Teefey SA, Middleton WD, Yamaguchi K. The outcome and repair integrity of completely arthroscopically repaired large and massive rotator cuff tears. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2004; 86:219–224