Stryker Launches Q Guidance System with Spine Guidance Software
September 27 2022 - 8:45AM
Business Wire
First spine navigation software to receive
clearance from the FDA for use with pediatric patients aged 13 and
older
Stryker (NYSE:SYK), one of the world’s leading medical
technology companies, announced today the launch of its Q Guidance
System for spine applications. The System combines new optical
tracking options provided by a redesigned, state-of-the-art camera
with sophisticated algorithms of the newly launched Spine Guidance
Software to deliver more surgical planning and navigation
capability than ever before. When used with the Q Guidance System,
the Spine Guidance Software is intended as a planning and
intraoperative guidance system to enable open or percutaneous
computer-assisted surgery and is the first spine navigation
software to receive FDA clearance for use with pediatric patients
aged 13 and older.
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The Q Guidance System combines new
optical tracking options provided by a redesigned, state-of-the-art
camera with sophisticated algorithms of the newly launched Spine
Guidance Software to deliver more surgical planning and navigation
capability than ever before. (Photo: Business Wire)
“The Q Guidance System offers cutting-edge tracking options with
its 4th generation FP8000 camera, and Spine Guidance Software
allows for advanced planning and computer-assisted execution,” said
Robbie Robinson, President of the Spine division. “With the
addition of the Q Guidance System, customers now have access to a
robust solution that includes imaging, guidance, and instruments
and is fully integrated and designed to meet complex customer
needs. In the years to come, our goal is to use the versatility of
this System to help advance our technologies across multiple
specialties including cranial, spine, ENT, and orthopaedics.”
Q Guidance offers surgeons numerous benefits, including:
- A proprietary camera: The Q Guidance System features a
4th generation FP8000 camera that offers unmatched speeds and the
flexibility of multiple optical tracking methods, including
full-spectrum active/passive hybrid optical tracking.1 It is the
only guidance system with proprietary active technology and a
non-invasive patient tracker, SpineMask.
- Image processing: Spine Guidance Software features
completely redesigned applications, semi-automatic and automatic
processing features, gesture recognition, and broad compatibility
with various types of image sets.
- Spine Guidance Software: Spine Guidance Software is
designed to help surgeons optimize their workflow, minimize their
time in the OR and address complex clinical decisions and
techniques intraoperatively. Its computational power is designed to
support our spine product and software roadmap. It is our intention
to develop and release new technologies within the Q
ecosystem.
“In my experience, Spine Guidance Software truly simplifies
preoperative planning, navigation and execution,” said Stephen
George, M.D., Director of Spine Surgery, Nicklaus Children's
Hospital. “From what I have seen, the Q Guidance System is a
powerful platform that has provided reliability and performance in
a solution that is conveniently scalable to a wide array of
surgical procedures, ranging from a single level fusion to a
multi-level deformity correction. When used with the Airo TruCT
scanner, Spine Guidance Software is designed to minimize time spent
intraoperatively planning, thanks to its auto segmentation
capability, while also allowing us the benefit of being able to
image the patient in the surgical position. Its intuitive and
customizable software enables us to configure the System to fit our
preferences.”
Stryker will be featuring the Q Guidance System and offering
demonstrations at several upcoming meetings, including:
- Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) 2022
Annual Forum in Las Vegas, Sept. 29–Oct. 1, 2022 (booth #206, #208,
#210)
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) 2022 Annual Meeting in
San Francisco, Oct. 8–12, 2022 (booth #419)
- North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting in Chicago,
Oct. 12–15, 2022 (booth #4211)
About Stryker Stryker is one of the world’s leading
medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is
driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative
products and services in Medical and Surgical, Neurotechnology, and
Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and hospital
outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts
more than 100 million patients annually. More information is
available at www.stryker.com.
Dr. Stephen G. George is a paid consultant of Stryker. His
statements represent his own opinions based on personal experience
and are not necessarily those of Stryker. Individual results may
vary.
References:
- Stryker data on file
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