Stryker's Q Guidance System Scores FDA Clearance For Cranial Applications

Stryker's Q Guidance System Scores FDA Clearance For Cranial Applications
  • Stryker Corporation SYK announced that its Q Guidance System with Cranial Guidance Software received FDA510(k) clearance.
  • The Q Guidance System is an image-based planning and intraoperative guidance system designed to support cranial surgeries. 
  • Recently launched in September 2022, the Q Guidance System for spinal applications is currently available on the market.
  • It tracks navigated instruments and displays the position and orientation of the instruments in patient images. 
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  • The Cranial Guidance Software includes automatic, algorithmic processing and comprehensive guidance data that aim to elevate confidence and surgical ability.
  • The Cranial Guidance Software is powered by Stryker's Q Guidance System and can be used with various instruments and accessories for navigated cranial procedures. 
  • New for brain biopsies, the software provides a dedicated workflow to support the accurate alignment of the Precision Targeting System with a pre-operatively planned approach. 
  • Stryker is also leveraging plug-in EM tracking technology that can be used with adults and pediatric patients to place shunt catheters, which can be visualized with an EM Stylet.
  • Price Action: SYK shares are down 0.55% at $261.77 on the last check Friday.

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