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Over 500,000 Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) and associated knee ligament reconstructions are performed each year in the United States alone. Surgeon’s repair or replace the torn tissue using multiple fixation devices and single use consumable items in each procedure.

Over 70% of Sports Orthopedic procedures are carried out in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) where ACL reconstruction is a top 2 volume procedure annually. Surgeons and hospital administrators look to innovative single use solutions to drive efficiency and delivery value for all stakeholders.

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Testimonials

“This is the first device that will allow precise tensioning of a graft, ACL or other. It is also quite timely as more and more graft supplement techniques and devices are on the market and being used. Stress shielding and over tensioning maybe a significant issue in these cases. The device will prevent this. Further it can be used to properly tension in the case of a BEAR implant. The device fills a real need in the market.”

Michael Dillingham - Peninsula Orthopedic Specialists
“Tesa provides a simple accurate way to measure something that is always talked about but never measured. The device will enable us to more precisely influence the outcomes of our patients”

Joseph Donahue - Stanford University
“Tesa’s solution enables one to address intraoperative laxity; reproducibly and consistently with the potential to provide a more reliable and predictable outcome and a higher patient and surgeon satisfaction.”

David Caborn - University of Louisville
“We do not know if we are hitting the mark with graft tension when doing knee ligament reconstruction surgery, such as ACL reconstruction. The Tesa system allows us to determine the force on the graft at the time of knee ligament reconstruction, therefore optimizing clinical outcomes for our patients.”

Geoff Abrams - Stanford University
“As we continue to elevate surgical techniques and delivery, surgeons need to rely on technology to deliver consistent results. The current standard of ACL tensioning is not only poorly understood, it is haphazardly deployed. This device allows the surgeon to create an accurate, measured and reproducible tension on the ACL which invariably will lead to more predictable outcomes.”

Paul Sethi - ONS Conneticuit
“The primary value here is the ability to measure the tension in a graft or a brace, and hit a desired target. Another very important benefit is the ability to use the measurement of tension dynamically throughout a range of motion to assess the mechanics of a tunnel position or point of fixation before committing to the final position and fixation”

Thomas Vail - UCSF
Tesa’s unique device can take orthopedic surgery to the next level of precision surgery. Using intraoperative measurements surgeons will both learn the unique mechanics of each reconstruction, as well be able to dial in their desired fixation tension. This novel technique has me very excited about this company.

Chris Lehman - San Francisco
Tesa's tensioning device will finally allow the surgeon to provide consistent tensioning to the ACL reconstruction that is being performed. We currently pull as hard as we can when fixing the graft with no idea how hard we are pulling. Tesa provides an easy and reproducible solution for an area of ACL reconstruction that has been underserviced. The hope is that we will further the science and results for ACL surgery.

Robert Meislin - NYU Langone
"This tensioning system in a simple and elegant way fulfills a major need in ACL surgery and ligament reconstruction in general."

Anil S. Ranawat MD - Hospital for Special Surgery