Total Knee Surgery Performed Using Surgical Navigation on an iPod Touch in Mumbai

Mumbai surgeon performs knee replacement surgery using iPod Touch (Money Control) Orthopedic Surgery With iPod Touch (Technology Review India) In cooperation with orthopedic implant company Smith & Nephew, Arun Mullaji of Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, Maharashtra, has performed the first commercial non-experimental orthopedic (knee replacement) surgery in Asia with the aid of an iPod Touch. Mullaji is a specialist in [...]

Pipeline Biomedical Raises Another $8M to Develop Orthopedic Implants for Use in Navigation

Another $8m in Pipeline’s Biomedical pipeline … (Wired VC) Cedar Knolls, NJ based Pipeline Orthopedics focuses on the design of high tech orthopedic implants manufactured from novel biomaterials, for use with navigation and robotic bone preparations. This business concentrates on adult reconstructive total joint implants of the hip, knee and shoulder. http://pipelinebiomed.com/    

Surgix, a Computer Assisted Surgery Company, Raises $3.1M

Computer assisted surgery co Surgix raises $3.1m (Globes Online) Computer assisted surgery developer Surgix Ltd. has raised $3.1 million at a company value of $11 million.  The financing is in two equal installments: the first at the closing, and the second in 12 months, contingent on meeting certain milestones. Maayan Ventures Ltd. (TASE:MAYN) has committed [...]

Dr. Anthony DiGioia Gives an Overview of Robotic and Navigational Technology in Orthopedics

Two technologies — semi-active (collaborative) robotics and patient-specific templating — are currently attracting most of the attention. Coupled with less-invasive surgical techniques and innovative implant design, they offer new opportunities for surgeons to develop more reliable, efficient and accurate practices.   OrthoSuperSite…  http://ow.ly/13N1G List of Robotic and Computer Aided Surgery Startups   http://orthostreams.com/?page_id=1122

May 18, 2012

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