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In effort to accommodate longer
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patient leg lengths and overcome
such as Stryker, Zimmer Biomet, Smith + Nephew, and CUREXO.
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All De Mayo Knee Positioners the space constraints, IMP designed PRODUCT FOCUS ACHC HSPA use boot toINFECTION secure thePREVENTION leg to the the Adapt2Fit to be theUPDATES: longest GUIDELINESaFOR CONNECTING REGULATORY AORN REQUIREMENTS TO CARE
positioner on theSTERILIZATION market, when
positioner. The posterior side of the
assembled. The result is that the
boot includes a distractor block for
Adapt2Fit is a full 2-7” longer than
use with our De Mayo Universal
previous models. The increased
Distractor to distract the knee joint
positioner length provides more
via an external force applied to the
surface area for full flexion and
underside of the patient’s thigh with
extension of the knee, without
the leg positioned at 90 degrees of
moving the baseplate.
flexion. The distractor is controlled
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Products became the gold standard with theirSPOTLIGHT original IMPON McGuire Hip
TRACY Positioner, manyHOEFT-HOFFMAN of which are still in
use today.
by the operating surgeon in the
LIFE IN AND OUT OF THE OR
sterile field, enabling controlled distraction via a lever to create an
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unobstructed view into the joint
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the OR space between the posterior femur and proximal tibia.
In the traditional use of the
De Mayo Knee Positioner, the foot
and ankle are secured in the boot.
When the De Mayo Knee Positioner boot is locked into the traveling
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carriage, knee flexion/extension and
maller
oner to fit
varus/valgus motion are controlled in Shown: Universal Distractor® 2.0
hen
the surgical field. Research conducted by IMP investigated the
cally found The De Mayo Knee Positioner’s
use of the Universal Distractor to
Fit’s
redesigned carriage and locking
further stabilize the leg during the
to be fully
system delivers on both easy
registration process employed by the
inks and
removal and improved holding
surgeon during navigated or
e pass,
power, helping to make knee
robotic-assisted knee reconstruction.
money,
surgeries easier for all types of cases,
The study results demonstrated that
including bariatric. The patented
the combination of these two devices
ball and socket design provides the
improved stability of the leg, over the
surgeon with more precise control of
Knee Positioner alone, to improve the
flexion, extension, tilt, and rotation.
reliability of the registration process
stored in on Container
®
frames. In 1984, Innovative Medical
supporting the knee reconstruction.
Robotic AGE 56Surgery Requires SEE PImproved RECAP Limb Stability and FOR A Access to the Knee Joint EVENT! OF THE knee replacement surgery offers
Redefining Rigid Patient Positioning in Total Hip Reconstruction
greater value of the De Mayo Knee
Patient positioning during
Positioner due to its ability to
reconstructive hip surgery was
increase limb stability during total
traditionally accomplished using
knee procedures, when used with
various positioning aids, from bean
robotic systems from companies
bags to pegboards to rigid clamping
The introduction of robotic-assisted
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