iASSIST Knee System

The iASSIST Knee System is a computer assisted stereotaxic surgical instrument system intended to assist the surgeon in preparing the bone surfaces for the positioning of orthopedic implant system components intra-operatively. It involves surgical instruments and inertial sensors to determine alignment axes in relation to anatomical landmarks and to precisely position alignment instruments and cut guides relative to these axes. The present iASSIST Knee System is designed for Total Knee Arthroplasty.

The iASSIST Knee System is a computer assisted stereotaxic surgical instrument system intended to assist the surgeon in preparing the bone surfaces for the positioning of orthopedic implant system components intra-operatively. It involves surgical instruments and inertial sensors to determine alignment axes in relation to anatomical landmarks and to precisely position alignment instruments and cut guides relative to these axes. The present iASSIST Knee System is designed for Total Knee Arthroplasty.

The iASSIST Knee System consists of Pods (tracking sensors), a computer system, software, and surgical instruments designed to assist the surgeon in the placement of Total Knee Replacement components. The Pods combined with the surgical instruments provide positional information to help orient and locate the main femoral and tibial cutting planes as required in knee replacement surgery. This includes means for the surgeon to determine and thereafter track each of the bones' alignment axes relative to which the cutting planes are set. The computer system and software components control and sequence the functions of the Pods per the applicable knee surgery steps via wireless communication.