The ZipE® knotless tissue repair solution can be utilized to repair tissue to tissue or it can be utilized to connect tissue to a device.

Ziptek is entering the knotless rotator cuff repair device market with its ZipE® Rotator Cuff Device presently. ZipE® devices consist of a patent pending screw, patent pending screw driver with capture pusher, patent pending suture button/capture or pledget and is planning a second generation of suture beads-patent pending- using adhesives.  Additionally, this device can convert present knotless devices from 50 percent knotless to 100 percent knotless for double row rotator cuff repairs by allowing the suture to be captured with the ZipE® capture for the medial row, thus providing for the first medial row knotless fixation. Its engineering obviates the "slippage" issue seen with some present knotless devices that use friction as a fixation method.

Furthermore, Ziptek LLC with time, will roll out devices for attaching many types of tissue. Other advantages include; alleviating any concern related to the build-up of scar tissue around 5-6 stacked knots which could potentially cause impingement and does this with its low profile design, decreases knot tying time by a minimum of 5-6 fold, while most surgeons are very conditioned to using knots to hold tissue together- it may actually provide for better approximation of the tendon to bone by decreasing point-contact pressures and increasing contact surface area with its "washer" effect thus allowing for the distribution of holding forces across a bigger surface area compared to a knot, all the while providing for less strangulation of the tissue which allows for better blood flow and as a result should aid in better tendon to bone healing.

Ziptek is slated to produce and bring to market 16 orthopedic devices over the next 5 years. Ziptek will be seeking FDA approval for its first product in the 3rd quarter of 2015.