restor3d introduces Kinos Range articulating surface

restor3d, a 3D printed orthopedic implant company, has added the Kinos Range articulating surface to the Kinos Total Ankle System. This new offering of vitamin E, highly crosslinked polyethylene, and 3D printed cobalt chrome implants represents a significant advancement in ankle arthroplasty – allowing surgeons to assess soft tissue integrity intraoperatively and tailor the resulting articulation to meet each patient’s specific needs.

restor3d’s Kinos Total Ankle System, including the Range Talar and Poly components, introduces the latest advancements to the Kinos Total Ankle portfolio. This system offers surgeons greater flexibility during procedures thanks to novel, interchangeable articulations – allowing surgeons to choose between the Kinos Anatomic tri-planar range of motion, or the more restrained Range articulation, based on each patient’s soft tissue or global alignment. Range implants allow for enhanced coronal plane stability and finely tuned biomechanics – while reducing contact stress compared to existing dual condyle implants. Like its Anatomic predecessor, the Kinos Range design demonstrates reduced wear properties in gait simulations due to its improved design over traditional, more constrained total ankle implants.

“The continued advancements within the Kinos Total Ankle System are driven by extensive biomechanics research and our commitment to offering surgeons a market-leading portfolio for patient-specific care. The intraoperative decision-making capabilities of this system are facilitated by a modular trialing system that enables both articulations to be assessed through the patient’s range of motion while dialing in the placement of the definitive implant. Every patient presents with unique factors, and we work to accommodate them all in a personalized manner. This new option in selecting patient-specific articulation serves as the foundation for our forthcoming revision and fully personalized ankle implant systems,” said Brian Garvey, Senior Vice President of Product Development at restor3d.

“This system offers the stability and flexibility that are critical for successful outcomes across a broad patient demographic. The ability to choose the implant to each patient’s unique needs in real-time is a game-changer for orthopedic surgery,” said Dr. Samuel Adams, MD at Duke University, who completed the first Kinos Range case.