OrthoPilot® Elite is based on innovative technology and 20 years of experience. That combination takes standards of surgical precision to a new level.
1994
- First experiments on kinematic navigation at University of Grenoble, Prof. Saragaglia et al.
1996-1999
- Developments and multi-center study for the European Union (EU) project IGOS (Image Guided Orthopaedic Surgery)
1997
- First clinical use by Prof. Saragaglia, Grenoble
- First publication by F. Leitner, F. Picard, R. Minfelde, H.-J. Schulz, P. Cinquin, D. Saragaglia on cinematic navigation: "Computer-Assisted Knee Total Surgical Replacement"
1999
- The OrthoPilot® System receives its CE marking
- Market introduction OrthoPilot® TKA 2.0
- Market introduction OrthoPilot® FS010
2001
- FDA approval – First CT-free navigation system in the US
2002
- Market introduction OrthoPilot® FS100
2006
- PMDA Approval – First CT-free navigation system in Japan Market
- Market introduction OrthoPilot® ACL 2.1
2008
2010
- Market introduction OrthoPilot® UKA 4.3
2012
- Market introduction OrthoPilot® Ultrasound
- Market introduction OrthoPilot® TKA 4.4
- Market introduction OrthoPilot® TKA stem
- Market introduction OrthoPilot® THA ACA
- Market introduction OrthoPilot® THA light
2015
- Market introduction TKA 5.1
2019
- Market introduction OrthoPilot® Elite
- Market introduction TKA 6.0
- Market introduction Multitool
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