GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 17, 2024) – Exactech, a global medical technology leader, announced today a major milestone – surpassing more than 50 research publications and presentations of its Newton® Knee technology. The company’s to provide surgeons with dynamic soft tissue analytics, pre-resection insights and personalized planning for balanced total knee replacement.
From our early results, we are seeing improved patient outcomes with Exactech’s Newton technology, and also more precise knee balancing.
“Exactech is raising the bar on what is possible with its Newton ligament-driven technology,” said James Huddleston, MD, 2024 president of AAHKS and orthopedic surgeon at Stanford University. “From our early results, we are seeing improved patient outcomes with Exactech’s Newton technology, and also more precise knee balancing. This innovation is transforming how we approach total knee replacement surgery, giving surgeons the tools to provide personalized care that is designed to lead to better mobility and quality of life for our patients.”
This significant body of research was led by prominent orthopedic surgeons and researchers and includes peer-reviewed papers and presentations at major industry conferences, providing clear evidence supporting the performance of Newton Knee balancing technology.
The top five key findings include:
“We are thrilled to see how Exactech’s Newton knee balancing technology is enabling personalized arthroplasty,” said Laurent Angibaud, Exactech Vice President of Development for Advanced Surgical Technologies. “The findings from this substantial body of evidence confirm what we have always believed: that ligament-driven balance represents the future of total knee surgery, offering precision, reliability and improved outcomes.”
As a part of Exactech’s Active Intelligence® (AI) platform, the Newton Knee technology features data-rich, cost-effective innovations designed to improve patient outcomes. For more information about Newton or to explore the latest data, visit www.NewtonKnee.com.
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References
- Rueff M et al. Intraarticular Quasi-Constant Force Tension in Total Knee Arthroplasty Regardless of Joint Gap and Knee Size. EPiC Ser. Health Sci., vol. 5, EasyChair; 2022, p. 154–7. https://doi.org/10.29007/9217.
- US patents #11,278,338, #11,944,365, and #11,950,820
- Valtanen RS et al. Improved Clinical Outcomes with Dynamic, Force-Controlled, Gap-Balancing in Posterior-Stabilized Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2024;0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2024.02.022.Angibaud L et al. Reliability of Laxity Acquisitions During Navigated Total Knee Arthroplasty – Comparison of Two Techniques. EPiC Ser. Health Sci., vol. 5, EasyChair; 2022, p. 1–4. https://doi.org/10.29007/j23w .
- Angibaud L et al. Improved Mediolateral Gap Balance Achievement with Instrumented Navigated Total Knee Arthroplasty Compared to Conventional Instrumentation. EPiC Ser. Health Sci., vol. 5, EasyChair; 2022, p. 5–9. https://doi.org/10.29007/4lwm.
- Fan W et al. Gap Balancing Throughout the Arc of Motion with Navigated TKA and a Novel Force-Controlled Distractor: A Review of the First 273 Cases. J Arthroplasty. 2023;0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2023.03.011.
- Gustke KA et al. A targeted approach to ligament balancing using kinetic sensors. J Arthroplasty2017;32(7):2127-2132.
- Yifei D et al. Accuracy and precision in resection alignment: Insights from 10,144 clinical cases using a contemporary computer-assisted total knee arthroplasty system. The Knee. 2020 Jun;27(3):1010-1017.
About Exactech
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