Tarik Skubal, the Cleveland Browns and other athletes credit a tiny new scope for faster recoveries
Surgeons say the miniaturized scope causes less tissue damage and can cut recovery time by weeks for elbow and knee procedures.
- Pro athletes including Skubal, Snell, and Connor Hellebuyck are returning to competition faster using the NanoNeedle 2.0, a miniaturized device measuring 1.9 millimeters that reduces tissue damage and pain during surgery.
- Developed by Florida-based Arthrex and launched last September, the NanoNeedle is a flexible, miniaturized arthroscope version that Neal ElAttrache, team physician for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Rams, said enables repair "with far less surgical trauma."
- ElAttrache performed elbow surgery on Skubal on May 6, while 2025 Hart Trophy winner Hellebuyck used the device for knee issues; the Winnipeg Jets goalie returned in three weeks, faster than the expected four to six weeks.
- Voos, president of the NFL Physicians Society, stated the tool shows "very great utility" for ankles and elbows, though Kyle Hammond of Emory Healthcare emphasized more usage and statistical data are needed to prove efficacy.
- A fourth iteration of the NanoNeedle is expected this fall, promising further advancements as doctors continue exploring applications beyond current sports-related procedures and the medical community collects statistical data.
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Top Pro Athletes Credit a Tiny New Scope for Their Faster Recoveries
(MedPage Today) -- Several top pro athletes and their surgeons say a modern version of an old tool is shaving weeks off the recovery time for certain injuries. And some top doctors think this is only the beginning. Cy Young Award winners Tarik...
Tarik Skubal, the Cleveland Browns and other athletes credit a tiny ne
CHICAGO (AP) — Several top pro athletes and their surgeons say a modern version of an old tool is shaving weeks off the recovery time for certain injuries. And some top doctors think this is only the beginning. Cy Young Award winners Tarik Skubal and Blake Snell let doctors use the instrument on their prized elbows. Connor Hellebuyck, the 2025 Hart Trophy winner as NHL MVP, trusted it to address issues in his knee. Several NFL players have turne…
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Tarik Skubal, the Cleveland Browns and other athletes credit a tiny new scope for faster recoveries
CHICAGO (AP) — Several top pro athletes and their surgeons say a modern version of an old tool is shaving weeks off the recovery time for certain injuries. And some
Tarik Skubal, Other Pro Athletes Credit Tiny New Scope for Faster Recoveries
Several top pro athletes and their surgeons say a modern version of an old tool is shaving weeks off the recovery time for certain injuries. And some top doctors think this is only the beginning. Cy Young Award winners Tarik Skubal and Blake Snell let doctors use the instrument on their prized elbows. Connor Hellebuyck, the 2025 Hart Trophy winner as NHL MVP, trusted it to address issues in his knee. Several NFL players have turned to it, too. I…
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