by David Cassak
It would be misleading to say that orthopedic surgeons, up to their elbows in blood and bone, don't really know what they're doing when they replace someone's knee or hip....
OrthoSensor: Will Sensor-Enabled Data Transform Orthopedics?
OrthoSensor is trying to bring a data-driven revolution to orthopedics. It is building a three-legged platform, with intelligent instruments, intelligent implants, and analytics, all driven by sensor and other micro-electronics technology that feed back to surgeons vital data both intra- and post-operatively. Critical to its strategy: that improving outcomes in orthopedic surgery rests on developing better, data-rich surgical techniques, rather than novel implants made of new materials or design features.