Intellijoint Surgical Provides Free Access to Its Surgical Planning Tool

Intellijoint Surgical is opening access to its differentiated product—Intellijoint VIEW, a surgical planning tool for total hip arthroplasty that incorporates the hip-spine relationship. The web-based tool allows surgeons to determine the patients most at risk for adverse spinopelvic mobility and provides them with a patient-specific plan without requiring CT imaging. 
 
Intellijoint VIEW is now available with no fee, and no commitment to all orthopedic surgeons and their care teams in the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec) and globally for educational purposes, to plan total hip arthroplasties incorporating the hip-spine interaction. The technology helps with procedure planning and cup placement to accommodate mobility and the risk of impingement and dislocation, which can lead to costly revision surgery and added patient recovery time.  
 
“We are proud to announce that Intellijoint VIEW will now be available to all arthroplasty surgeons in the US, Canada, and globally for educational evaluation. We often say we’re different at Intellijoint. That difference comes out in a variety of ways, from how we design our products and conduct our business to who we hire,” Intellijoint Surgical Co-Founder/CEO Armen Bakirtzian said. “When we created our mission statement, we agonized over every word. Of all the words in our mission statement, there is one that is at the core of our decision-making. That word is ‘every,’ as in providing EVERY orthopaedic surgeon and their care team, access to easy-to-use technology. We feel strongly about democratizing healthcare and ensuring all patients get the best possible outcome.  

Research and understanding of the relationship between the spine, pelvis and hip in total hip arthroplasty is relatively new and can be complex. The benefit of Intellijoint Surgical’s technology is its ease-of-use and workflow guidance with educational tutorials and case examples, so any surgeon can easily incorporate into their practice, according to the company. The plan from Intellijoint VIEW can then be delivered with Intellijoint HIP enabling technology for a seamless delivery in the operating room and optimal patient outcomes. 
 
“This is an exciting ‘first’ for us and it hopefully means a larger positive impact for our industry and the growing population of total hip replacement recipients. It’s rewarding for us to be able to achieve this milestone as a company and we envision continuing to build the VIEW platform with additional meaningful pre-operative insights,” Intellijoint Surgical Co-Founder/Chief Science Officer Richard Fanson stated. 
 
“This new direction aligns perfectly with our vision to be an independent global medtech leader, providing enabling technologies for musculoskeletal health,” Intellijoint Surgical Co-Founder/Chief Technology Officer Andre Hladio added. “We’re proud that Intellijoint VIEW technology provides surgeons with an independent platform for individualized, functional cup planning with the hip-spine relationship. Regardless of the implant selected, our platform accommodates that patient’s unique mobility.”

Intellijoint Surgical develops and commercializes surgical planning and navigation solutions for total hip and knee joint replacements. Its technology is used by orthopedic institutions and surgeons globally.