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Q: What is the difference between the ROBODOC® System and surgical navigation?
A: We’ll let Dr. Bargar from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons answer this one.
“If you care about precision, aligning mechanical axes and obtaining the most accurate implant placement for your patients, choose ROBODOC.”
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Q: What surgical applications are the ROBODOC System used for?
A: Worldwide, the ROBODOC System is used for all major joint replacement surgeries. This includes primary Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA), revision THA, and Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA).
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Q: What type of implants can I use with the ROBODOC System?
A: ROBODOC offers an open implant platform and we are continually expanding and updating our implant library. Ultimately we can incorporate any manufacturers implant.
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Q: What is the learning curve for the pre-surgical planning 3D workstation?
A: While ROBODOC is a unique and advanced system, we provide all of the training you and your staff need to become proficient and to take advantage of the superior performance and results ROBODOC offers for Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) and Total Knee Arthroplasty (*TKA) procedures.
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Q: How much time does it take to plan a case with ORTHODOC?
A: Once training is complete and you have become familiar with the system, planning a complete THA procedure takes 10-15 minutes. Once we have FDA clearance for sale in the U.S. a TKA case will take about 5-10 minutes more.
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Q: With over 24,000 successful ROBODOC surgeries to date, where can I find the clinical data?
A: Extensive clinical data is in the process of collection. If you are interested in being part of the study, early results/white papers can be found here.
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Q: What are the plans for expansion and continued development of the ROBODOC company in the future?
A: We will continue to support and expand our current markets. Meanwhile we are building our company structure to support expansion in selected global markets. Long-term, we plan to see the ROBODOC System installed worldwide including potential extended markets in Asia, Europe, Australia and South America. Ultimately we will have a direct sales force presence in each of the larger markets and distributors for the smaller ones.
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Q: What surgical applications are the ROBODOC® System used for?
A: Worldwide, the ROBODOC System is used for all major joint replacement surgeries. This includes primary Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA), revision THA, and Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA).
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Q: What is the status of the ROBODOC System’s FDA clearance for other applications in the US?
A: We received clearance for Total Hip Arthroplasty from the US FDA in 2008 and are currently in the process of seeking 510(k) clearance for other applications in the US, such as Total Knee Arthroplasty.
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Q: What are some of the future applications of the ROBODOC System?
A: Because ROBODOC is multi-platform system, the existing hardware can easily incorporate new application modules. Currently new procedures are being developed for applications such as hip resurfacing. Future applications may include spine and cranial procedures as well as expanded joint applications.
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Q: What is the cost of the ROBODOC System?
A: All inquiries regarding pricing can be directed here.
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Q: What improvements are being made to make the ORTHODOC software more user-friendly?
A: We are constantly working to improve the efficiency and usability of the entire ROBODOC System. The recently released ORTHODOC software incorporates a compact touch screen desktop as our improved 3D workstation.
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Q: What type of implants can I use with the ROBODOC System?
A: ROBODOC offers an open implant platform and we are continually expanding and updating our implant library. Ultimately we can incorporate any manufacturers implant.
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Q: How much time does it take to plan a case with ORTHODOC?
A: Once training is complete and you have become familiar with the system, planning a complete THA procedure takes 10-15 minutes. For a TKA case the time is generally 20-25 minutes.
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Q: Home many registration points are taken during surgery and how long does it take?
A: For Total Hip Arthroplasty, 17 surface points are collected along with 3 recovery marker points. The process takes 5-8 minutes. For Total Knee Arthroplasty, 40 total points are taken per bone requiring 8-12 minutes.
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Q: What types of fixation methods are currently used?
A: For THA cases, we currently use a bone clamp to fixate the proximal femur. We also have an additional tested method in development that uses two pins to fixate the femoral head to the robot.
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Q: What is the purpose of the 80mm recovery markers and can they be eliminated?
A: In case of bone motion, the recovery markers allow the surgeon to restart the procedure in less than 90 seconds without having to re-register the bone. We are also currently investigating less invasive options for procedural recovery.
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Q: What is the Bone Motion Monitor (BMM)?
A: BMMs are safety features that detect bone movement and immediately, automatically stop the cutting process in the case that movement reaches a threshold of >2mm for >1 second. At that point re-registration takes less than 90 seconds and the surgery can proceed as planned.
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