COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. —
An implant made by Arthrex, a company based in Naples, has won the second annual “Coolest Thing Made in Florida” competition.
The product, called the TightRope PRO implant, is designed to be the next-generation solution for treating high-ankle injuries and ankle instability.
Designed in Naples and manufactured in Ave Maria, the implant is primarily made to treat syndesmosis. The device took shape with a design that includes integrated suture tensioning handles an lower-profile button implants that allow for smaller bone-conserving tunnels.
Arthrex beat out the St. John’s County-based Northrop Grumman, that created the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, described by them as a “brand new warfighter aircraft and the latest in a 60-year lineage of warfighters.
To learn more about the TightRope PRO, click here.
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