ROBOTICS SUPPLIER TEAMS WITH UNITED ORTHOPEDIC CORP (Orthopedics This Week)
California-based THINK Surgical, Inc., a robotic technology company that manufactures an active robotic surgical system for orthopedic surgery, and Taiwan-based United Orthopedic Corporation, a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of orthopedic implants and instruments, have announced a partnership geared toward enhanced precision and providing a better fit in total knee replacements.
The collaboration will focus on combining the two company’s pioneering technologies, the THINK Active Robotic System and the UNITED U2 Knee System. As part of the partnership, UNITED will serve as THINK’s exclusive distributor in Taiwan.
The THINK Active Robotic System consists of a 3D pre-surgical planning workstation and a computer-assisted Active Robot tool. These technologies are designed to be used in total joint replacement surgery, ensuring the precise execution of surgical plans.
The U2 Knee System provides surgeons with a simple surgical procedure that reduces the number of trays needed for a TKA (total knee arthroplasty) from 6 to 1.5. Since 2006, the U2 Knee system has been used in more than 140,000 surgeries aro...
