Archive for Versus Arthritis

A new device able to reliably monitor a patient’s recovery following joint replacement will soon be ready for regulatory approval.

Technology that enables complex knee surgery to be personalised for each individual has been successfully trialled in patients for the first time. The ‘TOKA surgical system’ – supported by the IKC during its early development – is set to enter a larger UK trial later this year.

An osteochondral scaffold that can repair large cartilage defects is due to go into its first clinical trials later this year.

An innovative device to tackle chronic limb pain is being trialled across the UK, thanks to support from the IKC and Versus Arthritis.

An injectable gel material to repair spinal discs is being tested on elderly sheep in an innovative animal trial funded by the IKC.

A bespoke technology package for complex knee surgery will be tested in its first human trial later this year.

A new diagnostic tool to identify hip dysplasia in newborn babies has successfully completed a small-scale trial at Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool. 

A UCL team working to design an osteochondral scaffold that can repair large joint defects has been awarded an Innovate UK grant to develop ways of manufacturing the device. The early development of the biomimetic scaffold was supported through the IKC’s partnership with Arthritis Research UK, which enabled it to be tested in sheep and […]