Today, over 2 million people a year are diagnosed with a rotator cuff injury and over 900,000+ undergo surgery to repair a primary rotator cuff tear. But there is a massive gap in the care continuum and for far too long patients with irreparable cuff tears have suffered with limited surgical options and no long-term solution. Capitan Orthopedics, Inc. has taken on the challenge of addressing one of the most common and frustrating shoulder conditions facing orthopedic surgeons today – the painful, irreparable, rotator cuff tear in patients aged 25-65.