Acrobot, Orthopaedic Surgical Navigation, Product Design

Acrobot

Orthopaedic Surgical Navigation

Challenge:

Acrobot provides precision surgical systems for computer-assisted surgeon-controlled robotic surgery. For their Navigator instrument, Acrobot required a mobile, manoeuvrable instrument to house a display, precision navigation arms plus computing and power supply components for use in busy orthopaedic operating theatre environments.

Solution:

Working closely with the Acrobot engineering team, KD provided industrial and mechanical design for the instrument housing, and also delivered the first 12 pre-production units for test, demonstration and clinical trials.

Results:

The new systems complement the skills of orthopaedic surgeons by improving speed, accuracy and reproducibility. When joint replacement components are implanted accurately and successfully, the patient’s post-operative recovery time can be reduced and discomfort and complications can be minimised, which should then lead to improved quality of life for the patient.

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