Clinical Benefits

The bioabsorbable Inion FreedomPin™ implants provide several clinical benefits to trauma and reconstructive orthopaedic procedures:

  • Bone healing: maintenance of accurate alignment of
    • bone fractures
    • osteotomies
    • arthrodesis
    • bone grafts
      with appropriate additional immobilization
  • Avoidance of removal surgery, reducing patient trauma and cost in comparison to the metallic K-wires, which always protrude through the skin and must later be removed
  • No permanent implant left in the body reducing risk of implant migration and stress shielding

 

Additional Benefits

The bioabsorbable Inion FreedomPin™ implants provide additional benefits due to their technical features and material composition:

  • Resorbs in 2–4 years
  • Predictable degradation progressively loads the bone to aid bone regeneration. The Inion Freedom™ pins maintain adequate strength during the healing period of fracture, osteotomy or other indicated procedure
  • No long-term implant palpation, visibility, temperature sensitivity
  • No imaging interference: no artefact is created on X-ray, computer tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) by the material
  • No release or accumulation of metal debris, nor metal-induced allergies/sensitization
  • Sterile-packaged implants reduce the risk of cross-contamination and overall infection risk
  • Easier revision procedures: if re-operation is needed, the previously inserted Inion Freedom™ pins have either absorbed, or can simply be drilled through
  • MR Safe: the Inion Freedom™ pins are entirely made of non-conductive and non-ferrous material components
  • High-strength pins due to reinforced polymer
  • Improved intraoperative visibility due to coloured implants
  • Enhanced pull-out and torsion resistance: the hexagonal shaft shape of the Inion FreedomPin™ enhances pull out and torsion resistance compared with bioabsorbable pins (and K-wires) having round cross-section
  • Easy-to-use reusable pin applicator with implant locking feature
  • Available also as a single-use kit with sterile and easy-to-use disposable insertion instrumentation
  • The pins can be cut to the desired length during the operation

Product Information Materials

 

Clinical References

Biodegradable Fixation Pins for Interphalangeal Joint Arthrodesis in Lesser Toe Deformity and Fracture Correction – A Retrospective Follow-up of 31 Toes, Koivu and Koski (2023). Foot & Ankle Surgery: Techniques, Reports & Cases, 2023, 100272, ISSN 2667-3967.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fastrc.2023.100272