Simple precise placement guide for minimally invasive hip surgery

Overview

A simple device to simplify and improve placement of stabilizing orthopeadic pins, wires and/or screws in the hip

Commercialisation opportunities

Licensing

Problem addressed

While minimally invasive surgery has reduced discomfort and recovery times, the use of small incisions complicates proper visualization of the surgical field and make proper instrument positioning challenging.

Innovation

Provide a noval targeting guide for minimal invasive, intuitive, reliable and safe placement of a serugical device into the hip in one or more trajectories.

Key impact

To ensure the guide pins for hip screw can be placed in hip bone accurately towards any position within the hip with minimal chance of perforating the cortical bone and damaging the hip joint surface.

Application

Minimally invasive orthopaedic surgery

The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Founded in 1911, The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is the first and oldest institution of higher education in Hong Kong. For over a century, the University has dedicated itself to creating knowledge, providing education, and serving society. Today, HKU has an established worldwide reputation for being a research-led comprehensive University with ten Faculties and a strong commitment to intellectual freedom, liberty and diversity. HKU has a proud record of academic recognition in researches through honours and awards received from both local and international bodies.

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