New and novel enabling technologies are already providing a glimpse into what’s coming next in the high-tech world of orthopedic surgery.
Perhaps no other innovation has the potential to revolutionize the future of patient care more than smart implants, which are in the process of collecting reams of data that will someday improve device development in important ways.
Smart implants are still relatively fresh to the orthopedic space — Zimmer Biomet’s Persona IQ, the first-ever FDA-cleared smart knee implant, is less than three years old — so ongoing use will yield better results about how well they work and areas of needed improvement.
In its short life, Persona IQ has demonstrated the ways that monitoring patients during recoveries and collecting kinematic data metrics can improve care models during and after surgery. It also provided one of the first looks at how patient monitoring and treatment can have a positive impact on patient recovery.
Since Persona IQ hit the scene, the orthopedic industry has seen increased development of different smart technologies that are applying the concepts of smarter and more connective ecosystems into broader realms of treatment.
Jim Lancaster, President of Recon and Global Headquarters Executive Director at Zimmer Biomet, sees this as a boon to the industry.
“Adoption of smart technologies will continue to grow as more data is collected and surgeons and patients become more comfortable with the concept of data-driven care,” he said. “The key opportunity for industry lies in exploring how to better integrate implant systems and smart technology to ensure they both offer genuine clinical value.”
By Natalie Hope McDonald | BONEZONE
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