What is ZipLoop™ Technology?

Biomet Sports Medicine has developed ZipLoop™ Technology, an innovative product feature which is a unique weave in which a
single strand of braided polyethylene is woven through itself twice in opposite directions. This construct allows Biomet Sports Medicine
to produce innovative products that can vary in length and compression/tension addressing the individual needs of each patient. Products utilizing ZipLoop™ Technology are resistant to slippage without tying knots.¹

This technology has been incorporated into an innovative device for repairing meniscal tears. The MaxFire™ MarXmen™ Meniscal Repair System is an all-inside, all-suture meniscal repair system. Anchors are preloaded on needle inserters, connected to one another with Biomet Sports Medicine‘s ZipLoop™ Technology. Fixation can be achieved by simply pulling one strand of suture.

The ToggleLoc™ Fixation Device was the first device designed to incorporate ZipLoop™ Technology. This device can be used in a variety of techniques including ACL reconstruction, PCL reconstruction, posterior lateral corner reconstruction, patellar tendon repair, ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (Tommy John),
ankle syndesmosis repair (using the ZipTight™ Fixation System), and distal biceps tendon reattachment.

Patients can essentially receive a “custom” fit with ZipLoop™ Technology. One device can accommodate a wide range of patients because the length, compression and or tension of the device can be adjusted to the individual requirements (bone size/tissue thickness) of each patient. Hospitals and surgery centers need to stock only one device – eliminating inventory issues with multiple sizes of implants.