OrthoGrid® Systems, Inc. Announces The New HipGrid® Drone™ at AAHKS

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Feb 23, 2016, 08:30 ET

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- OrthoGrid Systems, Inc. recently announced the release of the new HipGrid Drone at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) 25^th Annual Meeting held in Dallas last November (2015). The new Drone delivery system incorporates the popular HipGrid for direct anterior and posterior approach total hip arthroplasty (THA), improves ease of use for both surgeons and C-arm technologists, and greatly simplifies making fine-tune adjustments of the OrthoGrid Technology over the anatomy. HipGrid's intuitive technique, simple visualization, and cost-effective solution for surgeons and hospitals improve anatomic outcomes for THA patients. The following video demonstrates the ease of use of the new HIPGRID DRONE:

The incorporated HipGrid™ is a non-invasive, Fluoroscopic Guide for Direct Anterior and Posterior Approach THA and displays through the fluoroscopic image a clinically proven pattern that can be adjusted over the anatomy to visualize and assess implant positioning and anatomic alignment. HipGrid's results are attributed not only to its THA-specific pattern, but also to its ability to display true C-arm distortion for direct anterior and posterior approach THA.

Jeremy Gilliland, MD, orthopaedic surgeon at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, says, "The key point is that the Grid is distorted the same as the anatomy is distorted, and that the Grid tells me my limb lengths are the same despite the fluoroscopic distortion."

OrthoGrid will be introducing new accessories to address C-arm distortion and magnification, which can affect implant positioning and sizing, as well as postoperative limb alignment, at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2016 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, this March 2-4.

About OrthoGrid Systems, Inc.
OrthoGrid Systems, Inc. is a privately owned medical device company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Its focus is inventing more accurate and cost-effective ways to assist in proper positioning of implants and restoration of leg length when performing total hip replacement (THR). OrthoGrid supplies a growing portfolio of patented and patent-pending technologies related to intraoperative alignment using radiopaque grid patterns for orthopedic total joint arthroplasty and trauma. Please visit company website for more information: www.OrthoGrid.com.

OrthoGrid® Systems, Inc.
Tonya Trest, VP Sales
Phone: 972.773.9981
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