Switzerland-based Medacta has announced its presence in the shoulder surgery market with the Medacta Shoulder System.
Here are five things to know:
1. Medacta is well-known for its hip, knee and spine products.
2. Prof. Ralph Hertel performed the first surgery utilizing the Medacta Shoulder System in Bern, Switzerland.
3. The system is a modular solution that offers wide-ranging options in size, an adjustable offset configurations and the CT-based MyShoulder 3D preoperative planning solution for patient-specific humeral and glenoid guides.
4. The Medacta Shoulder System was designed by European, Australian and American surgeons. It is capable of switching from a total to reverse arthroplasty without changing all components.
5. The system is still being evaluated by the surgeon design team and is expected to be available in 2018.
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