Smith+Nephew to showcase orthopedic robotics and reconstruction tech at AAOS 2025

Smith+Nephew announces it will feature the latest advancements in Orthopaedic Reconstruction at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting in San Diego this week. Some of the highlighted technologies will include:

Robotics: Optimizing and personalizing surgery
With CORIOGRAPH◊ Pre-Op Planning and Modeling Services advanced technology and the CORI Surgical System's image-agnostic solution for robotic-assisted knee and computer-guided hip replacement procedures, Smith+Nephew offers a highly personalized approach for both surgeons and their patients. CORIOGRAPH’s recent addition of support for hip procedures expands the platform’s reach to provide advanced planning and simulation technology for THA. A defining feature of the technology is the ability to simulate a patient’s functional activities of daily living (ADLs) specific to their anatomy.1

Alongside these advancements, the CORI◊ Digital Tensioner enhances the level of personalization in knee procedures by providing objective gap data for planning and execution of the procedure.2-4 Now available for UKA, TKA, and Revision TKA, the CORI Digital Tensioner is designed to deliver accurate gap balance measurements with the CORI Surgical System for optimizing the surgical plan to align with each patient’s unique soft tissue anatomy.

These cutting-edge technologies enable a highly personalized and tailored surgical approach with the CORI Surgical System, ensuring that patient-specific needs are met. Learn more by visiting the CORIOGRAPH webpage here.

Hips: Best-in-class just got better
Smith+Nephew’s new CATALYSTEM◊ Primary Hip System is designed to address the evolving demands of primary hip surgery - including the increased adoption of anterior approach procedures. It features a triple-taper stem design with uniform proximal loading,5 and the reduced distal stem geometry and shorter lengths are ideal for anterior approach - and suitable for all approaches.6

Smith+Nephew’s total hip arthroplasty (THA) portfolio was recently recognized in the latest annual report from the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry. It highlighted the exceptional performance of proprietary OXINIUM◊ (Oxidized Zirconium) on highly cross-linked polyethylene where the data indicated the combination has the highest survivorship rate (>94.1%) among all bearing combinations over a 20-year period for THA.7 Read the press release here.

Knees: Raising the bar in revisions
Smith+Nephew recently launched proprietary OXINIUM implant technology on the LEGION◊ Hinged Knee (HK) System that delivers the durability of metals, the wear resistance of ceramics, and corrosion resistance better than both metal and ceramic.8-14 Part of the LEGION Total Knee (TK) System, the LEGION HK System is designed to provide a natural range of motion with medial pivot, lateral roll back, and screw home. Since 2011, the LEGION HK System has enabled surgeons to transition intraoperatively from a constrained revision knee implant to a CoCr-hinged assembly. Learn more by visiting the LEGION HK webpage here.

AETOS◊ Shoulder System: Elegant design. Elevated experience.
Smith+Nephew recently received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for a stemless anatomic total shoulder for the AETOS Shoulder System (AETOS Stemless). AETOS Stemless addresses the growing demand for anatomic total shoulder replacement with a small operating room footprint allowing for an efficient procedure.15 It is designed to maximize metaphyseal fixation and stability with an inlay collar, cruciate fins, and porous titanium coating to encourage biological fixation.16,17 Learn more by visiting the AETOS webpage here.

Smith+Nephew’s will showcase its advanced solutions for Orthopaedic Reconstruction at booth (#3729), at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting in San Diego March 11-13, 2025.

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2 Smith+Nephew 2022. Optimus TKA Tensioner Gap Assessment Verification Report. Internal Report. 10059269.
3 Smith+Nephew 2022. Tensioner KPC: Tensioner Calibration Check. Internal Report. TR100116, REV B.
4 Smith+Nephew 2022. CORI TENSIONER. 2020.04 Study Cases. Preliminary Analysis Report REV B.
5 Smith + Nephew 2024. Finite Element Analysis of the CATALYSTEM Hip Stem Design. Internal Report. OR-24-025
6 Smith + Nephew 2024. Surgeon Feedback on the CATALYSTEM Total Hip System. Internal Report.CSD.REC.24.001
7 Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry (AOANJRR) Hip, Knee & Shoulder Arthroplasty: 2024 Annual Report Adelaide; AOA, 2024:1–629. Available at: https://
aoanjrr.sahmri.com/annual-reports-2024. Accessed December 11, 2024.
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9 Davidson JA, Mishra AK, Poggie RA. Friction and UHMWPE wear of cobalt alloy, zirconia, titanium nitride, and amorphous diamond-like carbon implant bearing surfaces. Poster presented at: 4th World Biomaterials Con1992; Berlin, FRG.
10 Hobbs L, Rozen V, Mangin S, Treska M. Oxidation Microstructures and Interfaces in the Oxidized Zirconium Knee. Int J Appl Ceram Technol. 2005.
11 Long M, Riester L, Hunter G. Nano-Hardness Measurements of Oxidized Zr.2.5Nb and Various Orthopaedic Materials. 1998.
12 Smith+Nephew 2010. Hip Simulator Wear Testing of XLPE Liners Against Oxidized Zr-2.5Nb and BIOLOX Delta Heads. Interal Report. OR-10-155
13 Smith+Nephew 2010. OR-10-155.
14 Smith+Nephew 2016. OR-16-127
15 Smith+Nephew 2023. AETOS Instruments & Trays.
16 Internal Report. ER-04-0990-0020 REV B
17 Pilliar RM. Cementless implant fixation—toward improved reliability. Orthopedic Clinics of North America. 2005;36(1):113-119

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