• RFS™ Resorbable Fixation System Screw

• The RFS™ Screw features a small, low-profile resorbable screw head, industry standard compatible screw thread design and a detachable industry standard compatible head adaptor offering ease of insertion and greater confidence.
  
  Each RFS™ Screw is constructed of oriented bioresorbable L-lactic/co-glycolic acid copolymer (PLGA 85L/15G) and is provided in a secure, "no-touch" aseptic Screw Holder.
  
  The proprietary manufacturing process results in an implant with high initial mechanical strength and stiffness, delivering reliable, controlled strength-to-resorption characteristics. As the implant resorbs, the bone gradually restores its load carrying capacity.
  
  The RFS Screw also offers Auto-Compression™. The implant is designed to change its dimensional characteristics in hydrolytic conditions. Diameter increases and length decreases 1% - 2% compared to initial dimensions (as seen below). This innovative feature provides sustained compression during bone healing and reduces the risk of unstable fixation.

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Tech Focus

Resorbable Fixation
System Screw

Benefits

• Small low-profile resorbable screw head
• Industry standard screw thread design
• Detachable universal screw head adaptor
• Auto-Compression™
• Precise, reliable strength to resorption characteristics
• No implant removal procedure required
• Radiolucent
• Industry standard compatible design

Indications

• The RFS Screw is indicated for fixation of bone fractures, osteotomies, arthrodeses, bone grafts and osteochondral fractures of upper extremity, ankle and foot in the presence of appropriate immobilization.

Contraindications

• Fractures and osteotomies of diaphyseal bone (except in the hand and foot)
• Situations where internal fixation is otherwise contraindicated, e.g., active or potential infection and where patient's co-operation cannot be guaranteed.

Supporting Documentation

• RFS™ Resorbable Fixation System Screw Surgical Technique (PDF)

• Ordering Information

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