Smith & Nephew offers an innovative range of products for specialised knee replacement procedures. It is a routine operation for knee pain most commonly caused by arthritis. Every year more than two million patients receive total, partial or revision knee replacements.
Total knee system TKSOur knee systems include the LEGION◊/GENESIS◊ II Total Knee System a comprehensive system designed to allow surgeons to address a wide range of knee procedures from primary to revision and our JOURNEY◊ II Active Knee Solutions. JOURNEY II has been engineered to empower patients with a renewed active lifestyle by breaking through traditional knee replacement barriers and delivering function, motion and durability through PHYSIOLOGICAL MATCHING◊.
These systems also feature VERILAST◊ Technology, our advanced bearing surface. The LEGION Primary Knee with VERILAST Technology has been laboratory-tested to 30 years of simulated wear.
Our knee systems also use our VISIONAIRE◊Patient-Matched Instrumentation. With VISIONAIRE Instrumentation, a patient's MRI and X-rays are used to create customised cutting guides that allow the surgeon to achieve optimal mechanical axis alignment of the new implant. VISIONAIRE cutting guides also help to save time by reducing the number of procedural steps and instruments used in the operating room.
During 2015, we acquired the Zimmer® Unicompartmental High Flex Knee ('ZUK') system in the US market. ZUK is a clinically proven uni knee replacement introduced globally in 2004, and expands our access to the attractive area of partial knee joint reconstruction.
In early 2016 we completed the acquisition of Blue Belt Technologies, securing a leading position in the fast-growing area of orthopaedic robotics assisted surgery. Blue Belt Technologies' Navio® surgical system provides robotics assistance in partial knee replacement surgery.
