Medtech start-up Eventum Orthopaedics raises £1.4m for device designed to ‘take the guesswork’ out of knee operations

Around 2 million patients a year worldwide undergo a total knee replacement, and this is expected to rise to 3.5 million by 2030. However, studies suggest that up to 20 per cent of patients are dissatisfied with their outcome. Eventum believes that the key to improving success rates is a greater focus on the positioning [...]

2021-09-20T10:53:34-07:00September 20th, 2021|Categories: New Technology|

Personalised 3D printed knee implant could help thousands of arthritis sufferers

Pioneering ‘printed metal’ procedure to create bespoke treatment for early knee osteoarthritis is set to be trialled in the UK following MHRA approval. A groundbreaking new treatment that uses 3D printed implants and that could bring relief to tens of thousands of knee osteoarthritis sufferers has received approval. The personalised early knee osteoarthritis treatment, developed [...]

2021-09-20T10:53:42-07:00September 20th, 2021|Categories: New Technology|

ODEP gives long-term 15-year rating to MicroPort’s knee system

MicroPort Orthopedics’ medial-pivot knee systems stand on more than 20 years of clinically demonstrated history with a complete portfolio of medial-pivot design knees. The Advance® Medial-Pivot knee system was built on the latest kinematic evidence of the natural stability and motion of the knee. Its innovative design is carried on by MicroPort’s latest medial-pivot knee, [...]

2021-09-20T10:53:50-07:00September 20th, 2021|Categories: New Technology|