FiberWire® suture is constructed of a multi-strand, long chain ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) core with a braided jacket of polyester and UHMWPE that gives FiberWire suture superior strength, soft feel and abrasion resistance that is unequaled in orthopedic surgery. Suture breakage during knot tying is virtually eliminated, which is especially critical during arthroscopic procedures. FiberWire suture represents a major advancement in orthopedic surgery.

Knee

Product

Arthrex offers a wide variety of suture with needles, including SutureTape, FiberWire®, TigerWire®, and #2 FiberWire suture.
SutureTape is a flat-braided suture more resistant to tissue pull-through,1 offering improved handling and stronger knot security1 with smaller, comparable knot stacks.
FiberWire and TigerWire suture are both high-strength options available on implants and packaged separately with and without needles. FiberWire suture is constructed of a multistrand long chain ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene core with a braided jacket of polyester and UHMWPE that&nbsp;provides strength, abrasion resistance, and a soft feel.&nbsp;FiberWire suture is blue and TigerWire suture is white with a black stripe in the suture for easy identification.
#2 FiberWire suture on straight needles comes in two needle options: a single needle attached to 38 in of #2 FiberWire suture or two needles each attached to an end of 38 in of #2 FiberWire suture. These are ideal for creating a variety locking stitch patterns for avulsions of large tendons, such as the quadriceps, patellar, pectoral, or Achilles.
Reference
1. Arthrex, Inc. LA1-00038-EN_B. Naples, FL; 2017.

Suture With Needles

FiberLoop® and TigerLoop™ sutures are a continuous loop of FiberWire® suture with multiple needle options. The needles are easy to handle and move freely on the suture to recenter themselves after passing through tissue and facilitating even tension. Graft preparation using the SpeedWhip™ technique drastically reduces time spent preparing the graft, uniformly compresses the graft, improves strength,1 and allows for last minute adjustments in graft length.
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The SpeedWhip rip-stop technique eliminates the weak link in graft preparation by reinforcing the suture/tissue interface with a FiberTag® scaffold. A FiberTag suture is incorporated into the end of the FiberLoop construct to allow each needle pass to include both the graft and the FiberTag scaffold. This construct has been shown to increase the strength over standard stitching alone.1
&nbsp;1. Arthrex, Inc. LA1-00005-EN_A. Naples, FL; 2015.&nbsp;

Looped Suture With Needles

Graft Prep Repair Sutures 

Human

Secondary (C)

The new larger loop FiberSnare suture was specifically engineered for convenience and ease of use when shuttling sutures during ligament reconstruction and repair procedures. The FiberSnare suture has an overall working length of 26” in and the construct consists of a #2 FiberWire® suture with a 2 in loop on one end while the opposite end is stiffened 12 in. FiberSnare sutures can be used for both retrograde (outside-in) or antegrade (inside-out) drilling techniques as a shuttling suture. The new unique color patterns (black/white and white/blue striped suture) also allow for easier suture identification and management.

FiberSnare® Suture

Shuttling Sutures

FiberRing suture allows for simplified and reproducible suture passing and implant loading.&nbsp;
 
 
Multiple lengths—including 25 mm, 35 mm, 45 mm, and 55 mm—allow surgeons to create points of soft-tissue fixation at different points in the remnant tissue while balancing the tensioning. For example, a longer FiberRing suture can be used to place an initial luggage tag pass and a second or even third additional pass through the tissue while enough length remains to connect to the TightRope® implant.&nbsp;
 
 
Additionally, longer FiberRing sutures are popular in spine avulsion cases that use longer tunnels through the tibia.

FiberRing™ Sutures

FiberRings 

FiberLink™ and TigerLink™ Suture are 0 FiberWire® with a closed loop on one end. They were designed to facilitate the application of a cinch stitch by simply passing the suture through tissue and feeding the free end through the loop and tensioning. The link can be used in multiple ways to create many different suture configurations. It can be used to shuttle the suture so that both free ends exit the inferior meniscus. A knot can then be tied and located under the meniscus.

FiberLink™ and TigerLink™ Suture

Meniscal Sutures

The 2-0 FiberWire Meniscus Repair Needles are made of a standard length stainless steel with a 38-inch length of 2-0 FiberWire swedged onto the back end of each needle. The Meniscus Repair Needles are ideal for standard inside/out meniscus repair and offer all the benefits of FiberWire’s superior strength, feel, abrasion resistance, smooth tie ability and lower knot profile. The small diameter needles facilitate usage with competitive cannulas and needle deployment systems. FiberWire virtually eliminates suture breakage during knot tying and tensioning. These sterile meniscus repair needles and suture may be used in conjunction with the Meniscal Repair Joystick System to position optimum vertical or horizontal mattress sutures on superior or inferior meniscal surfaces. The meniscal needles also work with other meniscal repair systems. The Protector Meniscus Suturing Set provides a safer, versatile system to perform either inside/out or all-inside meniscus suturing. The malleable, single use curved cannula and integrated plastic handle has a Nitinol needle and needle pusher for convenience. The Cannula Bending Tool facilitates simple, custom cannula bending to accommodate every anatomical variation.