Lantern Hip offers enhanced technology and usability in total hip arthroplasty with patients in the supine position, according to OrthAlign. It adds to the Lantern platform that also features applications for total knee, revision knee and partial knee arthroplasty.
Irvine, California–based OrthAlign said Lantern Hip builds on its HipAlign offering with next-generation accelerometers and gyroscopes. It offers a streamlined workflow, real-time navigation for cup positioning and the restoration of leg length and offset. The technology enables individualized cup positioning compared across multiple planes. Those include the functional pelvic plane, anterior pelvic plane and coronal plane, with live pelvic tracking.
OrthAlign designed Lantern Hip to eliminate the need for pre-operative imaging or capital equipment. It has compatibility with most implant systems, optimizing it for the ambulatory surgical center (ASC) setting.
“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,” said Eric Timko, chair and CEO of OrthAlign. “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.”