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Stanmore launches personalized Savile Row knee replacement system
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Stanmore Implants announced the launch of its Savile Row system, a personalized knee implant system. The approach combines robotic bone preparation with CT scan data to design a knee implant exactly matched to the patient, according to a news release.
This personalized type of knee design, called a unicondylar knee, replaces only the worn part of the knee joint, leaving the healthy and functional tissue in place. Minimal bone is removed, which offers faster recovery and improved function compared with more invasive procedures.
Surgeons can directly review and approve each implant using an online design service, the release noted. Once the knee is designed and manufactured, a robotic arm is used in surgery to place the implant, ensuring that the surgeon accurately prepares the bone surface to match the implant.
“With this system, we have created a tailor made ‘Savile Row’ approach to knee surgery, which gives patients a completely personalized treatment, from the initial assessment to knee replacement surgery and aftercare,” Brian Steer, executive chairman of Stanmore, stated in the release. “We believe that a patient matched implant using the increased accuracy of our unique robotic technology is a major advance for orthopedic surgery at little or no extra cost compared to off-the-shelf implants.”