Guide for surgical implants

 This technology has been patented since 2018, extended in Europe and USA. 

Description

The technology is a personalized surgical guide for the minimally invasive insertion of a device (such as a cochlear implant) through a target bone (e.g., the temporal bone). This guide is custom-designed for each patient based on a 3D model of the fixation bone (e.g., the temporal bone), created from preoperative CT or MRI scans. Its inner surface is a perfect negative picture of the bone surface, ensuring unique and precise positioning. It allows for extremely accurate insertion of the device, with less than 1 mm of deviation. It allows for extremely accurate insertion of the device, with a deviation of less than 0.61 mm from the predetermined insertion axis. It locks all six degrees of freedom, ensuring maximum stability during the procedure.

It is primarily intended for delicate procedures such as cochlear implantation, where precision is crucial to avoid sensitive structures (facial nerve, external auditory canal, etc.) and can also be used to access targets in the brain (e.g., tumors).

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