OrthoPilot® Elite is based on innovative technology and over 25 years of experience. That combination takes standards of surgical precision to a new level. Over the last four generations, the OrthoPilot® has undergone continuous development.
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First experiments on kinematic navigation at University of Grenoble, Prof. Saragaglia et al.
1996-1999
Developments and multi-center study for the European Union (EU) project IGOS (Image Guided Orthopaedic Surgery)
1997
First clinical use by Prof. Saragaglia, Grenoble
First publication by F. Leitner, F. Picard, R. Minfelde, H.-J. Schulz, P. Cinquin, D. Saragaglia on cinematic navigation: "Computer-Assisted Knee Total Surgical Replacement"
1999
The OrthoPilot® System receives its CE marking
Market introduction OrthoPilot® TKA 2.0
Market introduction OrthoPilot® FS010
2001
FDA approval – First CT-free navigation system in the US
2002
Market introduction OrthoPilot® FS100
2006
PMDA Approval – First CT-free navigation system in Japan Market
