KUALA LUMPUR, April 12 (Bernama) -- Smith+Nephew, the global medical technology company, has entered an agreement with NAVBIT to exclusively distribute the NAVBIT SPRINT in Australia during the recent Australian Orthopedics Association Centre of Excellence (COE) Meeting in Sydney.
A single-use, sterile navigation system with everything provided in a small carton, NAVBIT SPRINT is designed to suit busy surgeons, and its convenient product format makes it extremely practical and cost efficient for hospitals and day surgery environments.
This exclusive distribution builds upon the agreement Smith+Nephew announced for Japan in April 2023, according to the company in a statement.
“We are seeing the positive impact that NAVBIT SPRINT offers our customers in Japan and look to experience the same results in the Australian market.
“Many customers are seeking innovative solutions for THA planning and execution and NAVBIT will help us serve that specific market segment,” said Smith+Nephew International, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Kenneth Garcia.
Meanwhile, NAVBIT Chief Executive Officer, Lynette Walter said: “We are committed to supporting and serving our great Australian surgeons with smart, useful technologies - and we look forward to complementing the Smith+Nephew implant range with this very neat navigation technology.”
Post-operative dislocation remains the second most common reason for revision of a total hip replacement in registries worldwide as data suggests only 49 per cent of acetabular cups are accurately aligned when using manual instrumentation.
Hence, this compact, single-use, and simple-to-use technology offers surgeons a fast, reliable navigation solution for hip arthroplasty.
NAVBIT SPRINT is available through Smith+Nephew in Japan and Australia and has two product variants, for supine and lateral patient position; making it suitable for a range of surgical approaches, including the direct anterior approach and the posterior approach.
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