Limacorporate SpA, a global orthopedic company focused on digital innovation and patient-friendly hardware, and Orthofix Medical Inc, a global spine-focused medical device company and orthopedics, announced a license agreement for the US market to provide a novel solution for patients with the challenging disease of chronic high hip dislocation.
The partnership combines the unique limb-lengthening technology of Orthofix’s patented Fitbone intramedullary nailing system with LimaCorporate’s proprietary 3D-printed pelvic fixation device specific to each patient. Once surgically implanted, the devices work together with the goal of allowing surgeons to retract the femur into an anatomically correct position, thereby correcting the leg length discrepancy, reducing stress on the spine and allowing for total femur replacement. hip below.
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“We are delighted to partner with LimaCorporate to bring together our complementary technologies to meet the previously unmet needs of patients who require a unique, customized complex hip replacement solution,” said Kimberley Elting , president of Orthofix Orthopedics. “This solution will be the only one offered in the United States for certain patients with hip dysplasia or hip abnormalities that cause a leg length discrepancy, and reflects the strength and versatility of the Fitbone platform.”
“This new solution to treat chronic high hip dislocation is not currently cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is only available through an FDA Compassionate Use Exemption,” Elting added.
Emmanuel Bonhomme , CEO of LimaCorporate, stated, “This partnership is an important opportunity to explore new segments and support more American surgeons and their patients. In addition, the collaboration with the ProMade Point of Care Center (PoC Center), which opened last year, it will bring added value in terms of experience and expertise combined with our market-leading technologies for custom prosthetics.”
Incorporating design and manufacturing at its exclusive PoC Center, LimaCorporate’s 3D printed custom prosthetics service is located on the main campus of the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City .