This is the 17th in a series of 6-Question interviews with leaders who are challenging conventional thinking in Orthopedics (read other interviews here).
As you know, I believe that the future of orthopedics is bespoke implants. One disruptive company leading the bespoke movement is Bodycad.
Bodycad has been developing personalized orthopedic solutions since 2011. Based in Quebec City, the heart of the 3D gaming industry, Bodycad has develops 3D software solutions to create personalized medical devices to revolutionize how patients in Orthopedics are treated.
I sat down virtually with Steve Herrington, President of US & Asia for Bodycad to learn more.
#1 How and why was Bodycad started?
Bodycad was founded by Jean Robichaud, who transformed the dental market with a previous company that was a tremendous innovator in the CNC dental bars and abutment markets. By their very nature, dental prostheses are personalized and also require micron level accuracy. After his success in the dental space, Jean decided to apply what he learned in the dental space to the orthopedic space. When Jean saw the way we plan cases with a 2D x-ray and off the shelf implants, the lightbulb m...
