The SuperBall®-RC All-Suture Rotator Cuff Repair System

SuperBall-RC brings an all-suture, knotless solution to arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, eliminating the need for plastic anchors or knot tying. Powered by Arcuro’s patented technology, SuperBall-RC provides secure graft fixation and enables controlled tension during graft placement, suited for patch augmentation and a broad range of rotator cuff repair techniques.

Medical device designed for minimally invasive procedures, featuring a long, slender tube and control handle.

SuperBall Technology Applied to Address Rotator Cuff Repair Challenges

Key Features and Benefits

  • The Rotator Cuff Repair System utilizes a controlled tensioning mechanism that gives surgeons ability to precisely reduce the tissue to achieve tension-free repairs.

  • The system’s proprietary repair suture mesh lays flat, protecting the rotator cuff tissue. This avoids the “cheese wiring” cut-through effect of other devices that use high-strength suture.

  • The SuperBall technology enables suture-based knotless fixation instead of hard polymer staples, reducing risk of breakage and tissue damage.

  • The SuperBall-RC needle is inverted vs. the meniscus device, to angle away from the glenohumeral joint at insertion. The needle remains a low profile crescent shape to create a narrow cut, preserving the structural integrity of the rotator cuff tissue.

Addressing the Challenges of Rotator Cuff Patch Fixation

Surgeons are increasingly turning to biologic or biosynthetic “patches” or “grafts” to improve healing, yet current arthroscopic fixation options for the medial aspect of these patches are limited. The SuperBall-RC provides a tension-controlled, mesh-based solution to this challenge, enabling secure graft fixation without knots or plastic hardware, reducing foreign-body concerns, and simplifying the procedure.

Versatile System for Achieving Tension-Free Repair

The SuperBall-RC is based on Arcuro’s patented tension-controlled, mesh-based implant with knotless fixation. The versatility of this device offers surgeons addition options for other rotator cuff repair procedures where precisely controlled tensioning and ease of placement arthroscopically are critical, to achieve tension-free repairs.

Technique At a Glance

The SuperBall-RC is an FDA-cleared device currently in limited user release in select U.S.-based clinics. A full technique guide will be available soon.

SuperBall®-RC is not available in all countries. Availability depends on local regulatory clearance.

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Publications and White Papers

The SuperBall-RC Rotator Cuff Repair System is based on SuperBall technology in use by surgeons worldwide for meniscus repair since 2020 in thousands of cases. Testing has demonstrated significant biomechanical advantages in use for rotator cuff repair over staple-based technologies, and compatibility with a range of commercially available patches.