11.12.14
Blue Belt Technologies Inc., a Minneapolis. Minn.-based robotic-assisted surgical technology company, has received Frost & Sullivan’s 2014 Global Enabling Technology Leadership Award in Orthopedic Surgery. The award represents Blue Belt’s achievements for superior leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development, according to Frost & Sullivan analysts.
“We are very honored to receive this recognition,” said Eric Timko, president and CEO of Blue Belt Technologies. “By providing hospitals and surgery centers with an innovative, cost-effective solution that enables accurate and reproducible results, Navio continues to prove that it represents the next generation in robotic-assisted orthopedic procedures.”
The Navio surgical system provides robotic assistance for partial knee replacement procedures through proprietary computed tomography-free navigation software and a handheld, computer-controlled, bone-shaping tool. The Navio system is designed to improve implant placement accuracy along with soft-tissue balancing benefits.
“Navio has ushered in the practice of advanced, image-free, intra-operative planning through surgical simulation to accurately map the problematic area that needs replacement,” noted Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Bhargav Rajan. “The computer-guided instrumentation prevents the surgeon from cutting out too much or too little of the site, reducing risk of problems post-surgery. However, the true potential of the Navio system lies in its scalability. The flexible and broad-based technology platform expands the application possibilities.”
Blue Belt Technologies is developing "smart” surgical instruments for initial use in orthopedic procedures and then for other surgical specialties, including neurosurgery, spinal and otolaryngology.
“We are very honored to receive this recognition,” said Eric Timko, president and CEO of Blue Belt Technologies. “By providing hospitals and surgery centers with an innovative, cost-effective solution that enables accurate and reproducible results, Navio continues to prove that it represents the next generation in robotic-assisted orthopedic procedures.”
The Navio surgical system provides robotic assistance for partial knee replacement procedures through proprietary computed tomography-free navigation software and a handheld, computer-controlled, bone-shaping tool. The Navio system is designed to improve implant placement accuracy along with soft-tissue balancing benefits.
“Navio has ushered in the practice of advanced, image-free, intra-operative planning through surgical simulation to accurately map the problematic area that needs replacement,” noted Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Bhargav Rajan. “The computer-guided instrumentation prevents the surgeon from cutting out too much or too little of the site, reducing risk of problems post-surgery. However, the true potential of the Navio system lies in its scalability. The flexible and broad-based technology platform expands the application possibilities.”
Blue Belt Technologies is developing "smart” surgical instruments for initial use in orthopedic procedures and then for other surgical specialties, including neurosurgery, spinal and otolaryngology.