Patient-Specificity Meets Digital Ecosystems As Corin Acquires TKR Robotics Player Omni

Hip and knee replacement challenger firm Corin Group has a big ambition to revolutionize orthopedics with connected digital ecosystems and patient-specific concepts. That aim has come a step closer with its acquisition of robotic-assisted total knee replacement (TKR) company Omni Orthopaedics. Corin's Elvio Gramignano believes this approach will lead to real change in health care delivery.       

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The private equity-backed hip and knee implant company, Corin Group PLC, has taken its patient-centered, value-based strategy to another level, with the purchase of Omni Orthopaedics Inc. The US-based company specializes in robotic-assisted total knee replacement (TKR), using its OmniBotics robot, OmniBot cutting guide and BalanceBot tool to measure ligament function.

The transaction value was not disclosed, but it is Corin’s biggest acquisition to date, and a “pivotal” buy, the company’s...

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