Last week, Mobelife signed a key partnership with JRI Orthopaedics to utilize their aMace system for challenging bone and joint reconstruction surgeries throughout the UK and Ireland. Sheffield, UK’s JRI Orthopaedics is a leading manufacturer and supplier of joint repair and replacement products used primarily in knee and hip replacement surgeries. The customized Mobelife solution for hip revisions will be added to JRI’s existing lower limb portfolio, which currently offers an exceptionally comprehensive range of implants and instruments. In addition to the new Mobelife customized implants, JRI will continue to offer the well-known and respected Furlong hip stem.
Additionally, Materialise has just announced a collaboration with Australia’s Global Orthopaedic Technology to include the Materialise Knee Guide System in their catalogue of knee and joint replacement options. The Materialise Knee Guide System allows surgeons to accurately pre-plan knee surgeries using a specific patient’s anatomy and the damaged areas that need to be corrected. This is done with their user-friendly 3D surgical planning software that will generate 3D printable surgical guides from MRI data designed specifically for each individual patient’s body. These patient-specific guides are part of a standard pre-operative plan and used during surgery to reduce procedure time.
“The team at Global is committed to offering Australia’s finest surgeons with new and innovative solutions that can meet their needs, for the benefit of their patients. That’s why we are pleased to be partnering with Materialise, for the use of their 3D medical image-based and printing technology for local surgeons utilizing Global’s APEX™ knee implant. The ability for our surgeons to pre-operatively plan and use patient-specific guides based on their MRI, will deliver optimal clinical outcomes and enhance the patient’s overall satisfaction,” said Global Chief Executive Officer Andrew Fox-Smith.
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