(Reuters) - Medical device maker Stryker Corp said on Monday it would buy smaller rival Wright Medical Group for about $4 billion in cash, expanding into the fast-growing business of implants for shoulders and wrists. Latest in a series of consolidations in the medical device ...
countries (Intuitive Surgical, 2022). Surgical robots are many, however, with their varied characteristics leading to unique technical and organizational challenges. For instance, the arm of the Mako® robot (Stryker), which is specifically used in orthopedic surgery, is directly guided by the ...
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Information has not yet been provided for consumers or the public about which specific hip replacements may have included this component, but it is possible the LFit V40 Femoral Head may have been used with various different types of Stryker hip implants in recent years, potentially including: ...
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USAClay A. SpitlerDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USAJoseph P. JohnsonDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Alabama at...
and to characterize repair of massive bone defects and simulated fracture non-union encountered frequently in the practice of orthopedic surgery. The study is designed to evaluate whether implants of OP with a carrier can enhance the regeneration of bone following injury and major reconstructive surgery...
the aging temperature of the plastic sample for a shorter time period. This will increase the reaction rate constants k3and k4significantly and shorten the aging time. It has been found that an acceptable level of residual free radicals is 1.0×1017/g for UHMWPE use for orthopedic implants. ...
It has been found that an acceptable level of residual free radicals is 1.0×1017 /g for UHMWPE use for orthopedic implants. After heat treatment, the irradiated packaged plastic component is now ready to use. The package can be opened and exposed to air or moisture without causing oxidation...
For an orthopedic surgical procedure, the boundary is typically the shape of the implant; the surgeon setting is often the position of the implant. Based on these data, the tool path generator 234 defines the tool path 248. Each tool path segment 256, 262 and 266 is defined as a vector ...
Orthopedic implants have traditionally been attached to natural bone using bone cement. More recently, cementless prostheses have been used, in which the portion of the prosthesis that contacts the natural bone is coated with a porous material. M. Spector, J. Arthroplasty, 2(2):163-176 (1987)...