Intelligent Tools for Safer Surgery
OrthoIQ™ is engaged in the development of new generation of surgical instruments to improve the safety, reliability and economics of orthopedic surgery procedures.
Our products will also beneficially impact the rapidly emerging capacity crisis facing the practice of orthopedic surgery by reducing procedure time, mitigating surgeon injuries and associated downtime, and enabling a broader percentage of surgeons to perform physically demanding procedures such as hip and knee replacement.
This mission is pursued by a team with a track record supported by recognized clinical and technical thought leaders.
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What We Do
Our team applies its extensive expertise in the clinical, technical, commercial, and strategic aspects of the orthopedic surgery business to identify opportunities for materially impacting clinical outcomes and efficiencies while also reducing the cost of surgical treatment. We pursue these opportunities by contracting with ISO 13485 compliant development firms and engaging project-specific subject matter experts in surgical technique, advanced sensor technologies, and image analysis software
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Who We Are
A world class group of recognized clinical and technical thought leaders and business developers with a successful track record of shareholder value creation.
We aspire to be at the forefront of the industry, continuously pushing the boundaries of possibility and setting new benchmarks for surgical excellence.
Our Tech
Powered Impaction
We uniquely employ a rotary eccentric cam mechanism to deliver impaction energy in a safer, easier to control manner to protect both the patient and the surgeon.
Status: Functional prototypes completed, ready for commercialization.
US utility patent18/948,017 filed November 14, 2024
Impaction Force Detection
The single-use, sterile packaged module measures peak impaction force and plots insertion resistance in real time to assist the surgeon in achieving stable placement of the implant without fracturing the surrounding bone.
Status: Functional prototypes completed, ready for commercialization.
US provisional patent 63/762,383 filed February 24, 2025
Digital Goniometry (Angle Measurement)
Single-use, sterile packaged device for assisting the surgeon in optimizing implant placement during total joint replacement, offering a low-cost alternative to a robot arm.
Status: Functional prototypes completed, ready for commercialization.
US provisional application 63/762,383 filed March 6, 2025
Micromotion Detection
Astronomical image processing software is employed to detect micromotion at the bone/implant interface with 20-micron accuracy and either document the absence of micromotion prior to closing or provide the surgeon with the opportunity to intervene intraoperatively to prevent an expensive re-operation due to early loosening.
Status: Proof of concept demonstrated.
US utility patent 18/948,017 filed July 31, 2024
