Q Steering System with Backbone Steering 5 Software program that includes Copilot is a first-to-market expertise, pioneering new planning and surgical capabilities
LEESBURG, Va. , July 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Stryker (NYSE:SYK), a worldwide chief in medical applied sciences, at the moment introduced that its Q Steering System with Backbone Steering 5 Software program that includes Copilot obtained 510(okay) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This primary-to-market expertise seamlessly integrates smart-powered* devices into Stryker’s rising ecosystem.
Backbone Steering Software program with Copilot’s breakthrough expertise was constructed to supply a number of suggestions modalities for supporting bone resection, pedicle preparation and screw supply to assist maximize a surgeon’s effectiveness and improve affected person outcomes. Stryker engaged over 850 orthopaedic spine surgeons and neurosurgeons to develop this expertise.
“This undertaking is a first-rate instance of our mission in motion,” stated Dylan Crotty, president of Stryker’s Devices division. “We listened to our clients’ evolving wants and are partaking main surgeons to create a product that provides confidence to their workflow.”
Sensible Zones for bone resection present auditory and sensory suggestions when surgeons strategy the deliberate boundaries of anatomical alert zones with the high-speed drill. To enrich Sensible Zones, the Copilot Sensible Driver** stops robotically when it reaches the deliberate depth, supporting surgeon precision throughout pedicle preparation and screw placement. The automated depth cease characteristic is proprietary expertise that unlocks solely when utilizing a Stryker implant.
“Backbone Steering Software program with Copilot is only the start of our improvement pipeline,” stated Robbie Robinson, president of Stryker’s Backbone division. “Whereas specializing in innovation and the combination of our implants, instrumentation and enabling applied sciences, we try to assist surgeons carry out secure and environment friendly procedures that allow higher affected person outcomes.”
The primary scientific circumstances utilizing Backbone Steering Software program with Copilot will start in September, with a full industrial launch anticipated later this fall. For extra info on Backbone Steering Software program with Copilot please go to https://www.stryker.com/us/en/nse/merchandise/spine-guidance-software-copilot.html.
*Sensible options enabled by the Q Steering System with Backbone Steering 5 Software program.
**SPINE-COP-BROC-1169302
About Stryker
Stryker is a worldwide chief in medical applied sciences and, along with its clients, is pushed to make healthcare higher. The corporate affords revolutionary services and products in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Backbone that assist enhance affected person and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its clients all over the world, Stryker impacts greater than 150 million sufferers yearly. Extra info is out there at www.stryker.com.
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