ISTA@AAOS A New Type of Company Experience at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Meeting in Chicago From: Peter S Walker PhD, Secretary General, International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty (ISTA). 31 March 2022 Most of the attendees of the AAOS 2022 meeting in Chicago recently (22-26 March) spent some time in the Commercial [...]
FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TECHNOLOGY IN ARTHROPLASTY (ISTA) APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY Anybody who attended the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons meeting in San Diego in September 2021 must have been amazed at the extent of the new technology on display in the commercial Exhibit Hall, as well as in many of [...]
In an article regarding AR, Stephen B. Murphy, MD, associate professor in orthopedic surgery at Tufts University Medical School in Boston noted: New surgical planning and AR lens applications based on this novel technology can leverage the capabilities of the headsets to provide surgical-grade function, resulting in FDA clearance for patient-specific AR guidance systems in [...]
Currently used in total hip, knee and shoulder replacement, as well as certain spine surgery procedures, sources who spoke with Orthopedics Today said the use of AR (augmented reality) could be expanded to include other surgical procedures. “You could make an argument to use it on everything, because any time you are adding information, you [...]
FundamentalVR, pioneers in immersive VR surgical skills training and skills data analytics, have recently unveiled further advancements on the Fundamental Surgery platform. These advancements provide a level of realism that produces a credible complement and alternative to traditional (cadaveric) medical education methods (by) leveraging full force feedback kinesthetic haptics, high-fidelity graphics and 3D spatial technology. [...]
As reported on Oct 12, 2021,New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery completed the first knee replacement with a smart implant capable of measuring and transmitting data on patient steps, walking speed, range of motion etc. enabling remote monitoring. Surgeons Peter Sculco, MD, and Fred Cushner, MD, performed the procedure using the Persona IQ implant, [...]
According to a company press release, ARVIS is the first wearable surgical navigation system to be approved for both hip and knee procedures and is designed to improve component positioning precision in joint arthroplasty. Source Surgical navigation technologies will be discussed at ISTA's Emerging Technologies in Arthroplasty™: Advancing Outcomes virtual meeting on October 30th.
The lines between traditional medtech and digital healthcare continue to blur, and a perfect example of this trend is Zimmer Biomet's Persona IQ smart knee implant, which is now FDA cleared. According to the company, the device is considered the first "smart" knee implant on the market for total knee replacement surgery. Persona IQ records [...]
According to S&N website the CORI Surgical System is among the smallest, most portable†, and affordable robotic systems on the market today. Unlike other robotic systems, the CORI system reduces time, costs and radiation exposure associated with preoperative CT imaging, using instead image-free smart mapping to build patient-specific 3D models of the anatomy in surgery. Source
Among the recent advancements of the VELYS Digital Surgery Platform featured at AAOS is the VELYS Robotic-Assisted Solution for total knee arthroplasty, designed for use with the ATTUNE Total Knee System. Now commercially available in the U.S., the VELYS Robotic-Assisted Solution represents the next chapter in robotics designed around how surgeons plan, execute and perform total knee [...]