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 computer-aided knee replacement surgery. DASH is a new technology from orthopaedic implant company Smith & Nephew that aids the surgeon to perform knee replacement procedures with greater accuracy and precision, where clinical studies have shown that the implant is expected to last longer and function better. It has been designed to be easy for the surgeon to use, reduce the length of the operation, and be more affordable. DASH is a minimally non-invasive treatment with high accuracy levels and precision. The instructions are loaded on the iPod itself for the surgeon to understand, implement and master the technique.
The DASH Smart Instrument system enables the iPod Touch to connect wirelessly (by Wi-Fi) to a camera that emits an infrared beam. The iPod Touc...
