02.18.15
Minneapolis, Minn.-based Blue Belt Technologies Inc. has received the CE mark for its Stride unicondylar knee system. The system received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance in June 2014 and has been commercially available in the United States since October.
“Receiving CE Mark for Stride is an important milestone for Blue Belt as we expand our commercial footprint outside the United States,” said Eric Timko, president and CEO of Blue Belt Technologies. “The Stride implant has been specially designed to pair with our Navio robotic-assisted surgical technology, which has been in use clinically since 2012. We are very pleased with the early clinical outcomes Stride has shown and the feedback of the physicians utilizing our implant.”
The Stride unicondylar knee system is designed to be implanted using Blue Belt’s robotic-assisted technology, the Navio system. Currently, Stride is available for treatment of both medial and lateral unicompartmental knee replacement. The Navio system will continue to support multiple leading unicondylar and patellofemoral knee systems and remain an open-platform technology.
Blue Belt makes smart surgical instruments for use in orthopedic procedures and other surgical specialties including neurosurgery, spinal and otolaryngology.
“Receiving CE Mark for Stride is an important milestone for Blue Belt as we expand our commercial footprint outside the United States,” said Eric Timko, president and CEO of Blue Belt Technologies. “The Stride implant has been specially designed to pair with our Navio robotic-assisted surgical technology, which has been in use clinically since 2012. We are very pleased with the early clinical outcomes Stride has shown and the feedback of the physicians utilizing our implant.”
The Stride unicondylar knee system is designed to be implanted using Blue Belt’s robotic-assisted technology, the Navio system. Currently, Stride is available for treatment of both medial and lateral unicompartmental knee replacement. The Navio system will continue to support multiple leading unicondylar and patellofemoral knee systems and remain an open-platform technology.
Blue Belt makes smart surgical instruments for use in orthopedic procedures and other surgical specialties including neurosurgery, spinal and otolaryngology.