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OrthAlign Signs Deal With Smith & Nephew

February 10, 2016

OrthAlign has entered into a multi-country distribution agreement with Smith & Nephew for its KneeAlign total knee arthroplasty technology.

Under the agreement, Smith & Nephew has rights to distribute KneeAlign technology as part of its portfolio of products in 21 countries across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand.

KneeAlign provides both tibial and distal femoral precision alignment in a simple, palm-sized, single-use device, providing real-time data. It is highly accurate for overall mechanical, tibial and femoral component alignment in TKA, providing an alternative to conventional large unit computer-assisted surgery systems, or instrumented methods used with an intramedullary rod, the company said.

KneeAlign has been used successfully in roughly 40,000 TKA cases throughout the world. — Jonathon Shacat