Medical supply manufacturer, Medline launches its new REFLEX TETRA Nitinol Staples as part of the UNITE RELFLEX Nitinol Implant portfolio. 
 
Medline’s UNITE REFLEX System is the one of the first comprehensive nitinol implant systems with FDA clearance for TMT, MTP, and TN specific indications. Products include disks, staples, joint prep, targeting guidelines, and related instrumentation in comprehensive try for versatility and intraoperative efficiency. UNITE is the first system to introduce targeting guides to efficiently place cannulated screws or two legged staples in the correct position through the inner legs of the staples. 
 
Marketing director Scott Goldstein told the press, “in recent years Medline UNITE has focused on addressing the shortcomings of existing nitinol products on the market. This lates innovation provides surgeons with more options to treat their patients with fully dynamic fixation constructs for a variety of common reconstructive procedures.” 
 
The REFLEX TETRA Nitinol four-leg staples are the fifth product in the UNITE REFLEX System. They are designed to fit unique bone structures in the first and lesser TMT (tarsometatarsal), MTP (metatarsophalangeal), and TN (talonavicular) joins.  
 
“Foot and ankle surgeons have become accustomed to robust implant systems with indication-specific options, joint prep instruments, and the availability of targeting guides,” said MD R. James Toussaint. “On the other hand, staples have mostly been provided as individual ancillary implants with basic designs and only essential disposable instruments required for implementation. Medline’s UNITE REFLEX Foot Recon system is the first of its kind to take everything surgeons expect from a modern comprehensive implant tray and apply it to nitinol staples.”