New Clinical Studies Demonstrate ConforMIS' Customized Knee Implants Have More Natural Knee Motion, Greater Stability And Better Range Of Motion When Compared To Off-The-Shelf Knee Replacements

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ConforMIS, Inc., a medical device company providing the only truly customized total knee implant systems for patients, today announced results from two in vivo clinical studies comparing the motion patterns of patients treated with ConforMIS’ iTotal® versus off-the-shelf knee implants. The studies involved the first-ever use of an advanced real-time mobile x-ray fluoroscopy system designed to measure a wider range of natural movements. Results were presented at the 2014 International Congress for Joint Reconstruction (ICJR) Pan Pacific Orthopaedic Congress.

Both studies demonstrated that the motion pattern and stability of customized ConforMIS implants, compared to traditional, off-the-shelf implants, more closely behaved like a normal knee. Replicating the motion of a patient’s knee is critical to achieving a more stable, natural feeling knee and achieving normal function. This is important since several independent studies have shown that approximately one in five patients are dissatisfied with traditional off-the-shelf knee replacements, with common causes being residual pain, unnatural feeling, and poor function. The ConforMIS total knee replacement is designed to eliminate causes of patient dissatisfaction common with traditional off-the-shelf implants, by matching not only the unique size but also the unique 3D shape of each patient’s knee.

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