Arthroplasty

Kinomatic Is Giving Orthopedic Surgeons the Ability to Develop Custom Surgical Plans in Virtual Reality

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Monday, September 27, 2021
Health, Medical Devices, Technology, Surgery, Other Technology, Software, Radiology, Virtual reality, Goal, Longevity, Patient, Knee, CT, Overalls, Surgeon, Multimedia, Patient satisfaction, Arthroplasty, Orientation, Oculus Quest, VR, CEO, CA, Motion, 3D, Technology, Anatomy, Spine, Elective surgery, Dentistry

Kinomatic, a leader in surgical templating, recently launched a novel virtual reality based templating platform that allows surgeons to develop custom surgical plans for both knee and hip arthroplasty.

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  • Kinomatic, a leader in surgical templating, recently launched a novel virtual reality based templating platform that allows surgeons to develop custom surgical plans for both knee and hip arthroplasty.
  • The Kinomatic VR surgical planner is the first virtual reality platform specifically designed for orthopedic surgeons.
  • The companys proprietary VR application allows surgeons to view and manipulate surgical plans with unparalleled detail.
  • Kinomatic is currently partnering with select surgeons and orthopedic practices across the US to provide comprehensive custom surgical planning.

HSS Interactive Case Lecture Highlights Practical Solutions In Shoulder Arthroplasty For Substantial Glenoid Bone Loss

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Friday, September 3, 2021
Surgery, Medical specialties, Medicine, Prosthetics, Hospital for Special Surgery, Orthopedic surgery, Reverse shoulder replacement, Arthroplasty, Knee replacement, Bone grafting, Shoulder, Glenoid fossa

The glenoid is the socket part of the shoulder joint that connects to the ball of the upper arm bone.

Key Points: 
  • The glenoid is the socket part of the shoulder joint that connects to the ball of the upper arm bone.
  • Glenoid bone loss can occur due to severe arthritis, traumatic injury or repetitive overuse in sports like baseball or swimming.
  • Symptoms associated with glenoid bone loss include inflammation, pain and decreased shoulder function.
  • Surgical approaches presented included two bone grafting techniques: bony increased offset-total shoulder arthroplasty (BIO-TSA) and bony increased offset-reverse shoulder arthroplasty (BIO-RSA).

New Analysis Shows iovera° Plays a Critical Role in Achieving Significant Reductions in Opioid Use, Pain Scores, and Hospital Stay Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
Medical specialties, Clinical medicine, Medicine, Acute pain, Prosthetics, Knee replacement, Opioid, Pain management, Arthroplasty, Pain, Manipulation under anesthesia

The results of the study, A Multimodal Pain Management Protocol Including Preoperative Cryoneurolysis for Total Knee Arthroplasty to Reduce Pain, Opioid Consumption, and Length of Stay, were published in Arthroplasty Today .

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  • The results of the study, A Multimodal Pain Management Protocol Including Preoperative Cryoneurolysis for Total Knee Arthroplasty to Reduce Pain, Opioid Consumption, and Length of Stay, were published in Arthroplasty Today .
  • This retrospective analysis utilized data from patients who underwent TKA by a single surgeon at one center.
  • Patients who received iovera before TKA were compared with a historical control group including patients who underwent TKA without iovera.
  • The primary outcome was opioid intake at various time points from hospital stay to 6 weeks after discharge.

Stryker Introduces Market-Leading Tornier Shoulder Arthroplasty Portfolio and Launches New Tornier Perform™ Humeral System

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Nursing, Surgery, Medical devices, Medical Supplies, Hospitals, Practice Management, Other Health, Managed care, Health, Shoulder, Arthritis, Arthroplasty, Glenoid fossa

Stryker, one of the worlds leading medical technology companies, has officially introduced the Tornier shoulder arthroplasty portfolio and launched its first new Tornier product, the Perform Humeral Stem.

Key Points: 
  • Stryker, one of the worlds leading medical technology companies, has officially introduced the Tornier shoulder arthroplasty portfolio and launched its first new Tornier product, the Perform Humeral Stem.
  • The Tornier shoulder arthroplasty portfolio will set Stryker apart in the shoulder market, said Mike Panos, President of Strykers Trauma & Extremities division.
  • Elevated by Blueprint planning software and the market-leading Perform anatomic and reverse glenoid, the new Tornier Perform Humeral Stem offers clinical solutions for the simplest to most complex shoulder arthroplasty cases.
  • The Tornier Perform Humeral Stem allows me to further leverage the full range of Perform glenoid options, said George Athwal, MD, designing surgeon.

HSS Study Finds That MRI Identifies Adverse Tissue Reactions are Common in Asymptomatic Individuals After Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty

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Thursday, July 8, 2021
Surgery, Medical specialties, Clinical medicine, Prosthetics, Pelvis, Hip replacement, Arthroplasty, Hip resurfacing, THA, Derek McMinn, Minimally invasive hip resurfacing

Potter and Koff and HSS colleagues prospectively evaluated 206 patients (243 hip replacements) at least one year after having hip resurfacing arthroplasty or total hip replacement.

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  • Potter and Koff and HSS colleagues prospectively evaluated 206 patients (243 hip replacements) at least one year after having hip resurfacing arthroplasty or total hip replacement.
  • The researchers compared results for patients who received hip resurfacing arthroplasty (HRA) with patients who received ceramic-on-polyethylene and metal-on-polyethylene total hip replacements.
  • During the study, MRI identified adverse local tissue reactions in 25 percent of patients who had hip resurfacing arthroplasty.
  • Patients who received hip resurfacing arthroplasty had a significantly larger volume of joint tissue reaction on MRI, a nearly five-times-higher risk of having tissue complications than patients who had a ceramic-on-polyethylene total hip replacement.

First Anika WristMotion® Total Wrist Arthroplasty Surgery Performed

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Thursday, July 1, 2021
Arthritis, Medical specialties, Surgery, Skeletal disorders, Clinical medicine, Arthroplasty, Wrist osteoarthritis, Orthopedic surgery, Osteoarthritis, Wrist

BEDFORD, Mass., July 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK), a global joint preservation company in earlyintervention orthopedics, today announced the limited launch and first surgery performed with Anikas WristMotion Total Wrist Arthroplasty (TWA) System.

Key Points: 
  • BEDFORD, Mass., July 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK), a global joint preservation company in earlyintervention orthopedics, today announced the limited launch and first surgery performed with Anikas WristMotion Total Wrist Arthroplasty (TWA) System.
  • The WristMotion System is a major advancement in total wrist replacement and further solidifies our leadership position in this market while providing an opportunity to pull through other key products in our joint preservation portfolio.
  • The WristMotion TWA System, along with the WristMotion Hemiarthroplasty device, provides surgeons with multiple treatment options for different stages and severities of wrist osteoarthritis.
  • Surgeries with the WristMotion Total Wrist Arthroplasty System will be performed as part of a limited launch in several cities including Birmingham, AL, Jackson, MS, Philadelphia, PA and Providence, RI.

One Patient's Journey to Knee Replacement: New Jersey Woman Returns to Active, Pain-Free living after Knee Surgery with Active Robot Technology by THINK Surgical Available at Hackensack University Medical Center

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Monday, May 17, 2021
Medical specialties, Prosthetics, Medicine, Clinical medicine, Knee replacement, Arthroplasty, Implant, Knee

"\n"I didn\'t know my knee joint was bone on bone and thought I would get physical therapy and it would get better," recalls Eugenia.

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  • "\n"I didn\'t know my knee joint was bone on bone and thought I would get physical therapy and it would get better," recalls Eugenia.
  • "About a week after Hackensack acquired the TSolution One Total Knee Application, I was looking for a good candidate.
  • "\nThe TSolution One Total Knee Application consists of TPLAN, the 3D pre-surgical planning workstation, and TCAT, the active robot.
  • The TSolution One Total Knee Application includes the only commercially available active robot for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) utilizing an open implant library, supporting a variety of implant options.

THINK Surgical and Ortho Development Announce FDA Clearance for Use of Balanced Knee System and BKS TriMax Implants with TSolution One Total Knee Application Active Robot System

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Monday, May 10, 2021
Surgery, Medical specialties, Medicine, Prosthetics, Computer-assisted surgery, Health informatics, Radiology, Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Knee replacement, Joint replacement, Arthroplasty, Surgical planning

"\nThe TSolution One Total Knee Application consists of TPLAN, the 3D pre-surgical planning workstation, and TCAT, the active robot.

Key Points: 
  • "\nThe TSolution One Total Knee Application consists of TPLAN, the 3D pre-surgical planning workstation, and TCAT, the active robot.
  • Pre-surgical planning allows the surgeon to design and prepare, in a virtual environment, the patient\'spersonalizedjoint replacement surgical plan.
  • The TSolution OneTotal Knee Application includes the only commercially available active robot for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) utilizing an open implant library, supporting a variety of implant options.
  • The first generation TSolution OneTotal Knee Application received FDA 510(k) clearance in October 2019.

Shoulder Innovations Announces Exclusive License Agreement for Genesis Software Innovations PreView Shoulder™ Software

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Monday, May 10, 2021
Surgery, Medical specialties, Clinical medicine, Arthritis, Prosthetics, Shoulder replacement, Shoulder surgery, Arthroplasty, Innovation

b'HOLLAND, Mich., May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Shoulder Innovations (SI), an emerging leader in the development of shoulder replacement systems, announced today that it has signed an exclusive license agreement for Genesis Software Innovation\'s "GSI" PreView Shoulder Arthroplasty Planning Software, which recently achieved FDA 510(k) clearance.

Key Points: 
  • b'HOLLAND, Mich., May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Shoulder Innovations (SI), an emerging leader in the development of shoulder replacement systems, announced today that it has signed an exclusive license agreement for Genesis Software Innovation\'s "GSI" PreView Shoulder Arthroplasty Planning Software, which recently achieved FDA 510(k) clearance.
  • "\nMatt Ahearn, Shoulder Innovation\'s COO said, "Shoulder Innovations is dedicated to improving efficiencies, decreasing costs and improving patient outcomes.
  • "\nRob Ball, Chief Executive Officer of Shoulder Innovations said, "Giving thebest tools to surgeons results in better outcomes for patients.
  • With our full platform of shoulder products and with the addition of thePreView Shoulder software, Shoulder Innovations is in a position to accelerate its impact on the shoulder replacement market.

Catalyst OrthoScience Announces First Surgeries Using Archer™ R1 Reverse Shoulder System

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Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Biotechnology, Health, Surgery, Medical devices, Arthritis, Reverse shoulder replacement, Orthopedic surgery, Arthroplasty

b"Catalyst OrthoScience Inc. (Catalyst), a medical device company focused on the upper extremity orthopedics market, today announced the first surgeries using the new Archer\xe2\x84\xa2 R1 Reverse Shoulder System.

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  • b"Catalyst OrthoScience Inc. (Catalyst), a medical device company focused on the upper extremity orthopedics market, today announced the first surgeries using the new Archer\xe2\x84\xa2 R1 Reverse Shoulder System.
  • With the introduction of the Archer R1 system, Catalyst is addressing the two fastest growing segments of the shoulder arthroplasty market \xe2\x80\x93 stemless anatomic and reverse TSA.\nThis press release features multimedia.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210505005125/en/\nCatalyst OrthoScience's Archer\xe2\x84\xa2 R1 Reverse Shoulder System offers surgeon-targeted implant positioning, a streamlined and versatile system, and bone sparing implants.
  • team.\xe2\x80\x9d\nCatalyst\xe2\x80\x99s Archer R1 reverse system is a single-tray arthroplasty system that was engineered to combine the most beneficial and evidence-based attributes of reverse shoulder arthroplasty design.