An orthopedic surgeon is teleported from the future to today, 2020.
Our time traveling surgeon wants to discuss an upcoming elective procedure with you. The case in question is severe medial knee arthritis, a routine total joint replacement, for a 72 year old grandmother, Freda Smith, next week.
The Q&A might sound something like this:
Surgeon: Will this be an on-site or distance procedure?
Device Manufacturer: On-site. We do all cases at the big university hospital because that’s where the trained staff, and all the resources are located. They can handle high volumes of total knees.
Surgeon: What global AI platform will be used?
Device Rep: No software is needed for the procedure, but the hardware will be the Zimmer Persona Total Knee. It's a great implant system.
Surgeon: Has the patient’s genome been mapped?
Device Rep: No, we don’t do that today.
Surgeon: Have the patient’s stem cells been harvested, grown and ready?
Device Rep: We don’t need any cells for a routine joint replacement.
Surgeon: Has the patient been 3D scanned?
Device Rep: No need for that. We have long films from Fred...
