BioMedical Enterprises Launches Barbed Nitinol Implant

BioMedical Enterprises is launching its Barbed OSStaple (BOSS), a nitinol implant designed for internal fixation of bones.

The device has barbs on its legs for bone adhesion. When heated above body temperature, it changes shape to provide compression between two bones.

The device is suited for upper and lower extremity procedures, the company said.