Materialise
Materialise shoulder model
Patient-Specific Shoulder Guide.
Materialise has launched a shoulder surgery planning solution which will enable professionals to produce patient-specific guides with 3D printing technology.
The TRUMATCH Personalized Solutions Shoulder System has been introduced to market in collaboration with DePuy Synthes, a company that specialises in medical devices for orthopaedics, spinal care and neuroscience. Launched at the AAOS Annual Meeting in New Orleans, it will be distributed to the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Europe.
Offering an all-in-one web platform to plan for operations more comprehensively, and order 3D printed customised surgical guides for shoulder arthroplasty surgery, addressing Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty (RSA) and Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (TSA) operations in particular. RSA and TSA procedures involve a small incision being made and thus limited visibility, so it helps to enable the surgeons to know what to expect prior to the patient going under the knife. This visibility is further reduced thanks to the Glenoid cavity, a depression on a bone which another bone meets to create a joint, being deep in the surgical window and the lack of reliable landmarks. Meanwhile, precise alignment is paramount for a successful procedure, because of limited bone stock and the impact on overall screw length and fixation with RSA and the occurrence of peg perforation with TSA.
Using 3D virtual pre-surgical planning, implant positioning is done within a stable reference frame linked to the entire scapula, using reliable landmarks not subject to case specific wear patterns. This means the surgeon can more precisely align the implant and screw positioning, improving the overall fixation. TRUMATCH’s measurement, viewing and implant positioning features are said to help surgeons make the clinical decisions before the operation, rather than during, ensuring more confidence and control.
“3D planning is gaining popularity with orthopaedic surgeons performing shoulder operations,” said Wilfried Vancraen, Founder and CEO of Materialise. “Together with our strategic partners like DePuy Synthes, we are continually working to improve surgical planning processes for a range of operations. We are proud that this expanded collaboration will empower even more orthopaedic surgeons to discover the benefits of online planning and 3D printed, patient-specific surgical guides.”
