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Robot for knee surgery obtains UKCA Mark accreditation
Johnson & Johnson MedTech has announced that the Velys Robotic-Assisted Solution from DePuy Synthes, the Orthopaedics Company of Johnson & Johnson, has received UKCA Mark accreditation from the British Standards Institution (BSI) for use in total knee arthroplasty. The UKCA Mark accreditation is the latest
milestone towards global expansion of the robotic- assisted solution, which to date has launched in seven key markets, and opens the door to EMEA- wide launches over the coming months. With a growing and ageing patient population, demand for robotically assisted total joint replacement surgery is increasing. In addition, enhanced alignment and positioning observed with robotic total knee arthroplasty may help contribute to improved patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and reduced pain. Mr Benjamin Bloch, a consultant orthopaedic
surgeon with a special interest in hip and knee surgery at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, believes robotics technology will give him more confidence in the accuracy of the planning and execution of his knee replacement surgeries. “In the past, new technology has been introduced with a peak of interest and then sometimes this falls away with time. With robotics, I believe this excitement will be sustained in the orthopaedic community. There will be a learning curve, but this technology could potentially improve efficiencies and outcomes for patients. Better outcomes means fewer patients returning in follow-up clinics or for
revision surgery, which gives you more time to treat the thousands of new patients on the waiting list. “For me, particularly with knee replacements,
robotics provides an opportunity to get a more accurate intraoperative assessment of soft tissue balancing, and the ability to make tiny adjustments such as 1 degree of flexion on the femur or 0.5 degrees of adjustment to tibial alignment to get the knee perfectly balanced. You can plan and see it in real-time before you do your cuts which I find really quite exciting. I suspect in 15-20 years time, our idea of what a knee replacement should look like could change quite dramatically.” The Velys is a table mounted solution which utilises ‘Natural Control Technology’, a proprietary technology that maintains the saw cut plane to help execute precise, reproducible surgeon controlled cuts without the need for a cutting block. The solution works exclusively with the Attune
Knee System, which has been shown to improve patient-reported outcomes by working in harmony with the patient’s anatomy to deliver both stability and motion. Together, these technologies aim to define a high standard for patient performance and elevate the overall knee replacement experience.
Improving day case rates could reduce carbon footprint
Increasing day case rates for bladder tumour surgery has the potential to significantly reduce carbon emissions and help the NHS achieve its ambition of Net Zero by the year 2040, according to a new study published in European Urology Open Science. In a collaboration between Getting It Right
First Time (GIRFT) and Greener NHS programmes, the study demonstrates a trend towards more day surgery for the urological procedure, transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT), the ‘gold-standard’ operation used to treat patients with bladder cancer, from 13% of all TURBT operations in England performed as day-case in 2013/14 to 31% in 2021/22. TURBT day surgery offers a lower carbon
footprint than the same surgery performed during an inpatient stay, meaning the total estimated carbon saving of the year-on-year increase in day-case rates equates to 2.9 million Kg CO2e – enough to power 2,716 homes for a year. Reducing existing variation in day case rates between Trusts could further reduce carbon emissions; for example, there was the potential for carbon savings of 217,599 Kg CO2e in the financial year 2021/22 – the equivalent of enough power for 198 homes for a year – if all NHS Trusts had met the day case rates for TURBT being achieved by the top 25% of Trusts.
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to 69% less global warming Carbon footprint
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Reusable gowns have up to 69% less global warming potential
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