The ACS knee from Implantcast features a cobalt chrome alloy femoral component with a titanium nitride ceramic coating. The system includes mobile and fixed bearing options. The device had less than 1% of the primary knee market in the NJR report for England and Wales in 2011.
read full descriptionThe Anatomic Graduated Component (AGC) total knee system from Biomet was first implanted in 1983. This is a minimally conforming “flat on flat” design attributed to Ritter. The system includes Universal and sided cobalt-chrome femoral components. The tibial component is available as...
read full descriptionThe Columbus Total Knee System from Braun comprises a suite of implants including cruciate sparing, cruciate retaining, fixed or rotating platform and revision systems. The implants come cemented or cementless (coated with Plasmapore®). The trochlea is said to support natural patellar...
read full descriptionThe eLibra Dynamic Knee Balancing System is an electronic pressure sensor intended to assist surgeons in ensuring ligament balance during knee replacement. The concept is that after the distal femoral and proximal tibial cuts, the device measures the pressures in the medial and...
read full descriptionWith minor bone destruction and a largely intact ligament structure in the knee, the implantation of a unicondylar knee prosthesis can be advantageous. Long-term results over three decades prove the very successful implementation of the LINK Endo-Model Sled Knee Joint Prosthesis, offering...
read full descriptionThe Endo-Model knee arthrodesis nail is a modular fusion nail. The device is available in either CoCrMo or Tilastan (titanium). The latter is uncemented, but the CoCrMo version is cemented. There are right and left versions. The device is distributed by Newsplint in the UK.
read full descriptionAccording to the manufacturer, the device's 360 degree actuation design enables a clinician to deploy implants in any hand position. As well as facilitating easier implant deployment, the system has a built-in depth penetration limiter and a stiffer needle shaft for greater control.
read full descriptionThe Genesis II Total Knee System is a cemented primary and revision knee replacement system from Smith and Nephew, implanted since the 1990s. The features of this device include a deeper and more lateralized trochlear groove than earlier designs, an externally rotated femoral component (meaning...
read full descriptionThe GMK knee is a knee replacement system from Medacta. The system includes a unicompartmental knee, fixed, mobile and semiconstrained primary versions and a revision system. Cemented and uncemented versions are available. The system has been conceived as an evolution of two pre-existing...
read full descriptionThe iDuo G2 Bicompartmental Knee Resurfacing Device is a custom resurfacing for the knee which combines replacement of the patellofemoral joint and either lateral or medial compartments, whilst preserving the cruciate ligaments. Customised jigs are used for implantation.
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