Joint Implant Articles & Analysis
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In order to maintain the quality of life into old age, at the same time the demand for human spare parts and implants is increasing. Medical technology is a branch of medicine that combines the knowledge of physicians with the expertise of technicians and engineers to improve human health. It includes the manufacture of trauma implants, artificial ...
Active Implants, LLC, a company that develops orthopedic implant solutions, today announced enrollment of the 100th patient in clinical trials evaluating the NUsurface® Meniscus Implant for the treatment of persistent knee pain caused by injured or deteriorating meniscus tissue. ...
Active Implants, LLC, a developer of orthopedic implant solutions for joint preservation, today announced that the NUsurface® Meniscus Implant has been granted a Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. ...
A research team in Zurich, Switzerland has presented results from an in vitro study showing that photodisinfection achieved >99.99% eradication (4-7 log10 kill) of the key pathogens in biofilms associated with implantable joint infections, with no reported regrowth. These results were presented at the recent Swiss Society for Microbiology (SSM) Annual Congress ...
” said Stuart Simpson, president and chief executive officer of THINK Surgical. “CUVIS-Joint is the next generation of active robot for joint replacement featuring an open implant library. As an open system that works with implants from multiple manufacturers, CUVIS-Joint is an outstanding fit within ...
Just as important, the system incorporates an open implant library, which allows surgeons to choose the implant best suited for their patients from an array of ...
” Having recently received the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval, GVMH encompasses several locations, including a high-tech, 56-bed hospital, and its East Campus location, which provides all-inclusive orthopedic care and joint replacement. ...
THINK’s TSolution One is the only robot system for TKA that supports an open implant library, giving surgeons a choice of implants from different manufacturers, facilitating greater patient customization. ...
THINK’s TSolution One system is the only robot system for TKA that supports an open implant library, giving surgeons the largest choice of implant options from different manufactures facilitating broad patient customization. ...
Active Implants, LLC, a developer of orthopedic implant solutions for joint preservation, today announced two-year results of the MERCURY study, which showed that the company’s NUsurface® Meniscus Implant provides statistically superior pain relief beginning at six months compared to non-surgical therapy. ...
The Company was granted another international patent for its partial resurfacing implants which protects the innovative implant designs. In addition to patents that cover the design of its implants, several U.S. and international patents have also been granted that address the Company’s unique BioPoly® material. ...
Active Implants LLC, a company that develops orthopedic implant solutions, today announced that the final patient was treated in the two clinical trials evaluating the NUsurface Meniscus Implant for the treatment of persistent knee pain caused by injured or deteriorated meniscus tissue. ...
This sterile-packed innovative system adds to the original implant design also available, while providing internal fixation via a dual threaded construct which is inserted between the proximal and middle phalanges so that the opposing threads fixate within the phalangeal canals of the toe to compress the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint. ...
Halifax Biomedical Inc (HBI), a leading provider of orthopedic diagnostics using ultra high precision stereo x-ray imaging technology, and GE Healthcare have entered into a collaboration to provide HBI’s stereo x-ray based orthopedic clinical measurements to GE’s existing customers. Under a joint development agreement, HBI and GE have created a Halifax imaging ...
Signature Orthopaedics, an Australian-based designer and developer of innovative medical devices and instrumentation, has teamed up with Canadian-based Halifax Biomedical Inc to offer HALIFAX monitoring to patients who receive Signature joint replacement implants. HALIFAX monitoring includes the implantation of small markers into the ...