Humber River

Homegrown medical technology now available in first public Canadian hospital

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Intellijoint HIP will be available to all orthopaedic surgeons performing total hip arthroplasty at Humber, enabling the public medical healthcare landscape in Canada with this kind of technology for the first time.

Key Points: 
  • Intellijoint HIP will be available to all orthopaedic surgeons performing total hip arthroplasty at Humber, enabling the public medical healthcare landscape in Canada with this kind of technology for the first time.
  • Offering Canadian medical technologies for Canadians is a major achievement for the public healthcare sector given the challenges with procurement.
  • We are thankful to Humber River Hospital and the Humber River Hospital Foundation for their commitment to exceptional patient care.
  • Intellijoint Surgical is the proud anchor resident of the Medical Innovation Xchange (MIX), a medical technology hub dedicated to supporting scaling Canadian MedTech companies.

Intubation Box Donations to Help Protect Toronto Hospitals from COVID-19

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Thursday, April 2, 2020

To help local hospitals provide their frontline healthcare professionals with an extra line of defense during COVID-19, Klick Health and Humber River Hospital today announced the availability of 300 intubation boxes for Greater Toronto Area (GTA) hospitals in need.

Key Points: 
  • To help local hospitals provide their frontline healthcare professionals with an extra line of defense during COVID-19, Klick Health and Humber River Hospital today announced the availability of 300 intubation boxes for Greater Toronto Area (GTA) hospitals in need.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200402005740/en/
    Physicians at Humber River Hospital in Toronto demonstrate use of new intubation boxes that provide extra line of defense during COVID-19.
  • The team created the intubation box in two heights (24 and 28) to accommodate patient intubations with or without a Troop elevation pillow.
  • We commend both Dr. Hsien Yung Lai and Dr. Steven Bernstein for developing and advancing the intubation box concept for the greater good and we thank Toronto hospitals for everything they are doing to protect and care for patients.