US-based medical equipment manufacturer OrthAlign has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) approval for its Lantern Hip handheld navigation technology.
Lantern Hip technology is designed to support direct anterior total hip arthroplasty with the patient in the supine position.
It is the latest addition to the Lantern platform, which comprises other applications for total knee, revision knee, and partial knee arthroplasty.
According to the company, Lantern Hip fits into normal surgical workflow, without needing any extra time, equipment, workflows, or processes.
Also, it is compatible with most standard implant systems, and requires no capital expense, software or maintenance fees, and no pre-op imaging, the company said.
OrthAlign chairman and CEO Eric Timko said: “Adding the total hip application to the Lantern platform is an enhancement that not only broadens our capabilities but also reinforces our commitment to providing innovative solutions.
“As technology becomes the standard of care in total joint replacement, it’s essential to deliver solutions that are clinically, operationally, and economically efficient.
“Lantern Knee and Balance have been a great success for OrthAlign and now, with Lantern Hip, surgeons can confidently and easily take technology to any site of service for their total hip replacements.
“I applaud our internal team and surgeon advisors for the countless hours spent developing a product that we expect will make a positive impact on healthcare.”
The device builds on the HipAlign open implant technology, which provides precise, real-time cup, leg length, and offset measurements, with enhanced technology and usability.
Its advanced accelerometers and gyroscopes provide orthopaedic surgeons with a simplified workflow, real-time navigation for cup positioning, and restoration of leg length and offset.
The technology enables individualised cup positioning compared across multiple planes, including the functional pelvic plane, anterior pelvic plane, and coronal plane, with live tracking.
Furthermore, Lantern Hip eliminates the need for pre-operative imaging or capital equipment and is compatible with most implant systems, said the US medical device maker.
Hospital for Special Surgery orthopaedic surgeon Edwin Su said: “The system provides the information I need to accurately position each patient’s hip components based on their unique anatomy, and I can hit the leg length and offset targets I want to achieve.
“These advancements, coupled with the new ability to place the cup in relation to the functional pelvic plane, hold the potential to greatly improve patient outcomes.”
