Using image-guided surgery allows for conducting knee implantations in a minimal invasive way and with high accuracy. Less pain after surgery and quicker rehabilitation are the benefits for the patient. Until now however, these complex devices were merely affordable for large specialized hospitals.
As a low cost alternative, DASH was developed by streamlining an image-guided surgery system to its essential features.
The minimized footprint is securely encapsulating the technical package, consisting of the telescope hinge, a computer and camera connectors.
Instead of having a separate computer monitor, a small display is directly integrated into the handheld device. It provides the surgeon with supplementary information to guarantee an accurate positioning of the artificial knee.
The system is collapsible in order to be transported in a suitcase between multiple hospitals. Within a few simple steps, it is set up and ready to use.