Blue Belt touts 1st Navio-assisted partial knee replacement

Blue Belt Technologies said yesterday its Navio robotic-assisted surgical system was used in its 1st partial knee replacement, using Smith & Nephew‘s (FTSE:SN, NYSE:SNN) ZUK unicompartmental knee. The Navio is a robotic-assisted, CT-free navigation handheld robotics system and bone-cutting tool that aids operating surgeons in bone-shaping tasks through minimally invasive incisions, according to the company. “The ZUK is a clinically successful implant, and now for the first time we’re able to pair it with the advantages of robotics-assisted technology. Navio’s intraoperative planning software allows me to virtually place and adjust the implant with great precision. The surgical plan is executed with the aid of a robotic handpiece that removes the targeted bone. For the patient this means results are reproducible and extremely accurate,” operating surgeon Dr. Michael Miranda said in a press release. The Navio system works with 8 different knee systems, Minneapolis, Minn.-based Blue Belt Technologies said. Orthopedic giant Smith & Nephew signed an agreement with Blue Belt last year to integrate its Journey Uni partial knee implant with Blue Belt’s robotic surgical navigation systems. The post Blue Belt touts 1st Navio-assisted partial knee replacement appeared first on MassDevice.
Source: Mass Device - Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Tags: Orthopedics Robot-Assisted Surgery Robotics Surgical Blue Belt Technologies Source Type: news