Stryker Achieves First Surgeries Using Q Guidance System with Cranial Guidance Software

Stryker announced the first Early Product Surveillance (EPS) cases using its Q Guidance system with Cranial Guidance Software are underway.
 
The tech, which gained U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance in February, provides image-based planning and an intraoperative guidance system engineered to support cranial surgeries. It is a single solution to track brain biopsy and shunt placement instruments, and features automatic, algorithmic processing as well as comprehensive segmentation capabilities.
 
The software offers tools via gesture recognition to identify, mark, and localize targets and anatomical structures of interest.
 
“In my opinion, Stryker’s Q Guidance System with Cranial Guidance Software could be the new gold standard for image-guided neurosurgical navigation,” Dr. Melvin Field, medical director for the Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery program at AdventHealth, and member of Orlando Neurosurgery, one of the first surgeons to bring the system to his OR, told the press. “Cranial procedures are extremely delicate, and outcomes may go beyond physical health, potentially altering your patient’s appearance or personality. The system offers advanced planning and guidance capabilities, giving me greater confidence to perform these complex surgeries.”
 
Leading to a full commercial launch, Q Guidance system with Cranial Guidance Software will be used at five further EPS sites: the University of New Mexico, the University of Arkansas, the University of Michigan, Thomas Jefferson University, and Lenox Hill Hospital.