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Endoscopy

Key products

KINSA^◊ Suture Anchor
With the introduction of KINSA^◊ Suture Anchor surgeons can now adjust suture tension independent of anchor depth and perform repairs which don't require knot tying.

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Who we are

Who we are
Smith & Nephew develops and markets advanced medical devices that help healthcare professionals treat patients more effectively – and patients get back to their normal lives faster

Endoscopy -or 'minimally invasive surgery'- allows surgeons to access, visualise, resect and repair damaged tissue more efficiently and effectively. It often means shorter hospital stays for patients -and it means they can be back on their feet sooner. With a broad range of techniques and instruments for minimally invasive surgery, Endoscopy helps to reduce trauma and pain to the patient, reduce costs to healthcare systems and provide better outcomes for surgeons. This is a dynamic and growing market driven by surgeons' increased acceptance of endoscopic techniques and by patient awareness and demand - itself driven by the reduced trauma and rehabilitation these techniques allow. Endoscopy is the world leader in arthroscopy, minimally invasive surgery on joints.

Key products and techniques include:

Progressive scan autoclavable camera to provide image quality similar to that achieved by high resolution televisions in the consumer industry.
Innovative repair products -such as FAST-FIX^◊ for meniscal cartilage and TWINFIX^◊ for shoulder fixation
Radiofrequency (RF) Products -to resect and modify damaged tissue in the joints
BIORAPTOR^◊ -the secure solution for bioabsorbable fixation
DYONICS^◊ 25 fluid management system
The Digital Operating Room -integrated operating room suite that enables hospitals and surgical centres to maximise performance through innovative medical technologies

2006 Arthroscopy Market
Market value $2bn
Market growth +9%

Endoscopy_2006ArthroscopyMarket

Smith & Nephew	24%
Arthrex	19%
Mitek (J&J)	17%
Stryker	11%
Linvatec	9%
Arthrocare	8%
Arthrotek	3%
Others	9%

Note: All sales growths are on an underlying basis