Michael Barbella, Managing Editor03.01.24
Stryker today announced the first shoulder arthroplasty surgeries using its Blueprint Mixed Reality (MxR) Guidance System have been successfully completed in Europe.
The procedures were conducted by Professor Julien Berhouet, M.D., Ph.D., of CHRU Tours Hospital in France and Lionel Neyton, M.D., a shoulder surgeon at Centre Orthopédique Santy and Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz in Lyon, France. “It’s exciting to be one of the first two hospitals in Europe to use Stryker’s Mixed Reality Guidance System,” Berhouet said. “I am also pleased to be leading a pilot study to investigate the safety and effectiveness of this new technology, alongside three other centres in France.”
“The Blueprint Mixed Reality System allows me to tailor my shoulder joint replacement procedures to the unique needs and anatomy of my patients,” Neyton added.
Designed in collaboration with surgeons, the Blueprint Mixed Reality Guidance System combines Stryker's software with the Microsoft HoloLens 2 headset, allowing surgeons to track instruments' position and orientation in the physical environment. Blueprint Mixed Reality Guidance System allows surgeons and their instruments to be "guided" by 3D images and guidance widgets, which can be displayed on the patient and in the surgeon’s line of sight without disrupting normal workflow. The MR Guidance system received a CE mark in late 2023 and the first surgeries globally were performed in the United States and Canada in December 2023.
“This latest tool builds upon a decade of Blueprint's presence in Europe, and we continue innovating to ensure the platform has the potential to further benefit surgeons and patients alike,” stated Markus Ochs, vice president and general manager of Stryker’s European Trauma & Extremities division.
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies, offering products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine. Alongside its global customers, the company impacts more than 150 million patients annually.
The procedures were conducted by Professor Julien Berhouet, M.D., Ph.D., of CHRU Tours Hospital in France and Lionel Neyton, M.D., a shoulder surgeon at Centre Orthopédique Santy and Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz in Lyon, France. “It’s exciting to be one of the first two hospitals in Europe to use Stryker’s Mixed Reality Guidance System,” Berhouet said. “I am also pleased to be leading a pilot study to investigate the safety and effectiveness of this new technology, alongside three other centres in France.”
“The Blueprint Mixed Reality System allows me to tailor my shoulder joint replacement procedures to the unique needs and anatomy of my patients,” Neyton added.
Designed in collaboration with surgeons, the Blueprint Mixed Reality Guidance System combines Stryker's software with the Microsoft HoloLens 2 headset, allowing surgeons to track instruments' position and orientation in the physical environment. Blueprint Mixed Reality Guidance System allows surgeons and their instruments to be "guided" by 3D images and guidance widgets, which can be displayed on the patient and in the surgeon’s line of sight without disrupting normal workflow. The MR Guidance system received a CE mark in late 2023 and the first surgeries globally were performed in the United States and Canada in December 2023.
“This latest tool builds upon a decade of Blueprint's presence in Europe, and we continue innovating to ensure the platform has the potential to further benefit surgeons and patients alike,” stated Markus Ochs, vice president and general manager of Stryker’s European Trauma & Extremities division.
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies, offering products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine. Alongside its global customers, the company impacts more than 150 million patients annually.