5 notes on robot-assisted JOURNEY UNI Knee System using Blue Belt System

Smith & Nephew will hosted a live surgical web cast featuring JOURNEY UNI Knee System and Blue Belt Technologies’ Navio Surgical System on Monday, July 2, according to Business Wire.

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Here are five facts:

 

1. Jimmy Chow, MD, will perform the procedure at St. Luke’s Hospital in Phoenix.

 

2. Bertland Kaper, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Orthopaedic Specialists of Central Arizona, will moderate the procedure.

 

3. Blue Belt’s Navio Systems  provides the precision of robotics through handheld instrumentation.

 

4. The pairing of Navio and JOURNEY UNI uses patient-specific planning software as well as robotic assistance to allow surgeons to perform precise implant procedures.

 

5. JOURNEY UNI was initially designed to aid surgeons in getting accurate and reproducible results.

 

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