UC San Diego Health System First in the U.S. to Use iASSIST for Total Knee Replacements

UC San Diego Health System announced it is the first in the United States to use iASSIST — a computer navigation system, designed by Zimmer Holdings, that aims at improving surgical precision and accuracy in total knee replacements.

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The FDA-approved device allows the surgeon to verify each surgical step, such as bone cuts and overall alignment, in real time.

 

“The iASSIST system allows us to bypass additional imaging and still get a patient-specific knee. This technology is quite intuitive and adds accuracy and precision to our instruments, giving us the ability to restore mechanical alignment with all patients regardless of their deformity,” said Francis Gonzales, MD, a UCSD orthopedic surgeon.

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