Ortho Development Launches Enabling Technology for TKA

Ortho Development has launched BKS Total PSI in the United States in collaboration with Materialise NV, a provider of additive manufacturing software and sophisticated 3D printing solutions.
 
BKS Total PSI, powered by Materialise, enhances the predictability and control of total knee arthroplasty, offering patient-specific virtual visualization, preoperative planning, and precise 3D-printed guides. The enabling technology provides a flexible approach that improves surgical workflow and reduces costs in ambulatory surgical centers and hospitals.
 
“BKS Total PSI is our first step toward offering surgeons a comprehensive suite of enabling technology solutions,” Ortho Development President Brent Bartholomew said. “We are pleased to be working with Materialise to apply evolutionary innovation to this technology.”
 
BKS Total PSI is compatible with Ortho Development’s total knee arthroplasty systems BKS and BKS TriMax.
 
Ortho Development Corporation was founded in 1994 and is a privately held company located in Draper, Utah. Its majority owner is Japan Medical Dynamic Marketing Inc. (Japan MDM), a publicly traded medical device distributor listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Ortho Development designs, manufactures, and distributes orthopedic implants and related surgical instruments for the global market, with a primary focus on the United States and Japan. The company has a singular focus on total knee and hip joint replacement in the United States, but also develops and manufactures trauma and spine treatment products for the Japanese market.
 
Ortho Development products are distributed through a network of independent sales reps and distributors in the United States, and through a direct Japan MDM salesforce in Japan. Surgeons are using Ortho Development products at hundreds of locations, including world-renown orthopedic hospitals and teaching universities, as well as in a widespread number of regional and community hospitals, and ambulatory surgical centers.
 
Balanced Knee and BKS TriMax are registered trademarks of Ortho Development Corporation.
 
Materialise incorporates three decades of 3D printing experience into a range of software solutions and 3D printing services, which together form the backbone of the 3D printing industry. Materialise’s open and flexible solutions enable players in a wide variety of industries, including healthcare, automotive, aerospace, art and design, and consumer goods, to build 3D printing applications. Headquartered in Belgium, with branches worldwide, Materialise combines the largest group of software developers in the industry with one of the largest 3D printing facilities in the world.