The hipEOS technology is the first offering of a software portfolio to be associated with the EOS imaging system. It is based on EOS low-dose 3-D images and technology from OneFit Medical, a company EOS imaging acquired in late 2013. It initially will be deployed as an online service to assist surgeons in hip prosthesis selection and placement simulation based on 3-D images generated by the EOS system.
Professor Didier Mainard of Nancy University Hospital in France said: “HipEOS enables physicians and surgeons to select the best fit prosthesis for each patient using 2-D and 3-D images and the EOS Imaging data set. The 3-D element of the software takes a lot of the guesswork out of prosthesis sizing and should allow surgeons to perform these replacements more efficiently thanks to better visualization."
Marie Meynadier, CEO of EOS Imaging, said this latest addition "redefines" musculoskeletal imaging.
“The acquisition of OneFit and subsequent development of surgical planning software such as hipEOS allow us to associate to our unique imaging platform offerings with strong value for the surgical care pathways," she said. "The addition of complementary software will further strengthen and extend this core offering. hipEOS is the first step towards the development of a comprehensive offering of dedicated, surgeon-centric software and hardware tools based on EOS’ unique technology.”
EOS Imaging will exhibit at this year's American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery annual meeting (March 11-15) in New Orleans, La., booth 2335.
The company is based in Paris, France, with a U.S. office in Cambridge, Mass.