Formus Labs, a New Zealand-based medical technology startup, has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for Formus Hip, its fully automated 3D software for hip replacement preoperative planning. The company hopes to start piloting the product at healthcare sites across the U.S. in the next few months.
Participants will use Zimmer Biomet mymobility's Apple Watch app as a digital interactive care plan to help guide them in surgery preparation, recovery and rehab tasks.
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
David Chalker, 50, has excruciating pain in his hip. He’s an Army veteran and because of the pain, he had to leave his job as a machinist, which left him in a great deal of debt and unable to pay for health insurance. He, his wife, and his three daughters needed to move in with […]
Consensus Orthopedics just raised $8 million from Los Angeles-based Breakwater Investment Funds, CEO Colleen Gray said, to be used as growth capital. “Hip and knee replacements are a pretty capital-intensive business,” Gray said. “We’re doing this so we can continue on our trajectory, and bring out some new products. The company’s sort of your tried-and-true maker […]
Medicare has begun tracking the outcomes of hip and knee replacement surgeries, identifying 95 hospitals where elderly patients were more likely to suffer significant setbacks. The government also named 97 hospitals where patients tended to have the smoothest recoveries. The analysis, which was released last week, is the latest part of the government’s push to […]