CoNextions announces first patient treated with Coronet soft tissue fixation system, a revolutionary tenodesis product

CoNextions Inc. , an innovator in tendon repair, has announced the first patient has been treated with the Coronet Soft Tissue Fixation System in a Kidner procedure.  The Kidner procedure is the most common surgical treatment for a painful accessory navicular bone that causes foot/tendon pain.  The Coronet Soft Tissue Fixation Systems is a tenodesis device intended for the fixation of soft tissue and tendon to bone.  During the Kidner procedure a surgeon detaches the posterior tibial tendon from the bone and removes the pain-causing bone from the foot.  The posterior tibial tendon is then reattached to the navicular bone and secured with the Coronet.  The Coronet’s novel design improves the soft tissue fixation strength of these repairs compared to conventional suture modalities.  A streamlined delivery system allows for the simultaneous placement of the implant in the bone and soft tissue and provides a knotless repair.  The Coronet is cleared for use by the FDA for the fixation of soft tissue to bone and tissue to tissue throughout numerous anatomical locations.  The first patient was treated by Youngstown, Ohio foot and ankle surgeon, Dr. Lawrence DiDomenico, at The Surgical Hospital at Southwoods.