Smith+Nephew unveils expanded Sports Medicine portfolio to enable biological healing at AAOS 2024 Annual Meeting

12 February 2024

Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology company, announces the premiere of its newly acquired CARTIHEAL^◊ AGILI-C^◊ Cartilage Repair Implant alongside the REGENETEN^◊ Bioinductive Implant at the AAOS Annual Meeting, demonstrating its leadership with products that enable biological healing for Sports Medicine. Backed by impressive clinical evidence, both technologies are transforming the way healthcare professionals treat soft tissue repair and helping improve patient outcomes versus the current standard of care.^1,2

CARTIHEAL AGILI-C^◊ Cartilage Repair Implant – a simple, single surgery to repair cartilage and restore bone
The CARTIHEAL AGILI-C implant is an accessible, one-step treatment for osteochondral (bone and cartilage) lesions that does not require donor tissue. It is indicated to treat a broad patient population, including traumatic, osteoarthritic and the approximately 700,000³ individuals who receive cartilage repair annually in the US. The implant has demonstrated proven superiority with twice the pain reduction¹ versus the current standard of care* and has the potential to transform cartilage repair outcomes.

During its development, the CARTIHEAL AGILI-C implant received breakthrough designation status by the United States Food and Drug Administration – expedited review and approval for a product that could provide more effective treatment than existing alternatives and in the best interest of patients. It received premarket approval in 2022 and is now commercially available for sale in the US.

“I’ve already used the CARTIHEAL AGILI-C implant on a range of patients and have been very impressed with the clinical results,” said Sabrina M. Strickland, MD, orthopaedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. “What is most exciting is that this technology represents a paradigm shift in cartilage repair and bone restoration where a lot of patients that didn’t previously have a good option can now receive treatment.”

    

REGENETEN Bioinductive Implant – changing the game in rotator cuff repair and expanding applications
With more than 100,000 procedures completed globally since its introduction in 2014, the REGENETEN Bioinductive Implant has had a massive impact, offering a potentially better solution for more than 1 million⁴ people having surgery for tendon injuries each year. The collagen-based implant supports the body’s natural healing response to facilitate the formation of new tendon-like tissue to biologically augment the existing tendon and change the course of disease progression.^2,5-10