Potential Markets

The first target market segments of the Naviswiss CLIPON system are hip and knee replacements.

1.3 million hip replacements are carried out worldwide with growth rates estimated above 10% p.a.. Every 4th replacement is a revision due to ageing, misaligning and material defects of implants. The revision market alone represents a cost reduction potential of 5 billion US$. The market of knee replacements is of similar size each.

In each of these surgical applications correct positioning of the implants is of utmost importance. In order to speed-up patient recovery after a joint replacement minimal invasive operation techniques are applied. Though as consequence the visual orientation of the surgeon is strongly affected and handicapped. Even the most experienced surgeons would like to have a measurement system which supports them in their effort to correctly position the implants, based on the individual physiognomy of the patient’s skeleton. A navigation system comparable to a GPS for cars is needed for surgeons to allow them to navigate their surgical instruments with higher precision.