Smith+Nephew (NYSE: SNN) announced today that it launched its Coriograph pre-op planning and modeling services for total shoulder arthroplasty in the U.S.
The London-based company’s software offers image-based planning capabilities that enable surgeons to create a patient-specific plan for shoulder replacement procedures. It uses enhanced clinical decision-making through advanced biomechanical simulation that accounts for scapulothoracic motion.
Coriograph works exclusively for the Cori surgical robot system. Cori represents the only orthopedic robotic-assisted system offering either intraoperative image-free or image-based registration, enabling the surgeon to choose whether or not to perform a pre-operative MRI scan.
Dr. Christopher Klifto, a shoulder surgeon at Duke University, completed the first shoulder services with Coriograph. This launch completes the company’s Coriograph portfolio, which also includes solutions for knee and hip arthroplasty.
“Coriograph services help choose the proper components to help ensure the best plan for my patients,” Klifto said. “Cases are precisely planned by dedicated planning engineers according to surgeon preferences and can be easily modified by the surgeon using the web planner as a final check when needed. … Coriograph services has given me greater confidence to plan my cases and provide optimal care for my patients.”
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Coriograph supports 3D CT-based planning. It gives surgeons the ability to visualize implant options and optimize component positioning and sizing with patient-specific anatomical modeling. Smith+Nephew designed the technology to minimize impingement through personalized service and surgeon planning tools.
It also features range-of-motion and impingement simulation capabilities to help optimize implant placement based on patient-specific shoulder kinematics. The system seamlessly integrates with the company’s full portfolio of Aetos shoulder system implant solutions.
“With the addition of shoulder pre-op planning to the Coriograph services platform, we are completing our vision of truly personalized orthopedic care across hip, knee, and shoulder replacements,” said Mayank Shandil, global SVP of Reconstruction and Robotics marketing for Smith+Nephew. “As we continue to invest in data-driven and patient-centric tools, surgeons are better equipped to deliver a personalized plan for each patient every time.”
