[Sponsored] Corporate Profile: Innovative Medical Products (IMP)

Innovative Medical Products
The orthopedic healthcare industry is moving forward on an ever-changing course, challenging sterile processing logistics in facilities performing orthopedic procedures for the first time, while also experiencing expanded adoption of advanced robotic technology in operating rooms around the globe. Specializing in surgical patient positioning, Innovative Medical Products, Inc., covers all these advancements. The positioning equipment provides another “pair of hands” to increase efficiency and convenience for the surgeon and surgical team.

Innovating to Support Orthopedic Service Lines
Many ASCs and outpatient clinics report that the smaller autoclaves, limited storage space and smaller soak sinks present a variety of logistical and sterile processing challenges. While outpatient facilities are insisting on maintaining consistency in training and how they approach procedures, they need a new solution to overcome the limited resources in smaller facilities. The De Mayo Adapt2Fit™ Modular Knee Positioner, which solves these pain points with a two-piece baseplate that quickly separates the positioner down to half of its overall length, has created an instant impact in the OR, creating several benefits for the surgeon and their facility. When stored in its standard sterilization tray, the resulting smaller footprint allows the positioner to fit in smaller autoclaves typically found at Outpatient Centers. When disassembled, the Adapt2Fit’s reduced size also allows it to be fully sub-merged in standard sinks and cleaning vessels in a single pass, saving SPD valuable time, money, and resources. 

In effort to accommodate longer patient leg lengths and overcome the space constraints, IMP designed the Adapt2Fit to be the longest positioner on the market, when assembled. The result is that the Adapt2Fit is a full 2-7” longer than previous models. The increased positioner length provides more surface area for full flexion and extension of the knee, without moving the baseplate.

The De Mayo Knee Positioner’s redesigned carriage and locking system delivers on both easy removal and improved holding power, helping to make knee surgeries easier for all types of cases, including bariatric. The patented ball and socket design provides the surgeon with more precise control of flexion, extension, tilt, and rotation.

Robotic Surgery Requires Improved Limb Stability and Access to the Knee Joint
The introduction of robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery offers greater value of the De Mayo Knee Positioner due to its ability to increase limb stability during total knee procedures, when used with robotic systems from companies such as Stryker, Zimmer Biomet, Smith + Nephew, and CUREXO.

All De Mayo Knee Positioners use a boot to secure the leg to the positioner. The posterior side of the boot includes a distractor block for use with our De Mayo Universal Distractor to distract the knee joint via an external force applied to the underside of the patient’s thigh with the leg positioned at 90 degrees of flexion. The distractor is controlled by the operating surgeon in the sterile field, enabling controlled distraction via a lever to create an unobstructed view into the joint space between the posterior femur and proximal tibia.

In the traditional use of the De Mayo Knee Positioner, the foot and ankle are secured in the boot. When the De Mayo Knee Positioner boot is locked into the traveling carriage, knee flexion/extension and varus/valgus motion are controlled in the surgical field. Research conducted by IMP investigated the use of the Universal Distractor to further stabilize the leg during the registration process employed by the surgeon during navigated or robotic-assisted knee reconstruction. The study results demonstrated that the combination of these two devices improved stability of the leg, over the Knee Positioner alone, to improve the reliability of the registration process supporting the knee reconstruction.

Redefining Rigid Patient Positioning in Total Hip Reconstruction
Patient positioning during reconstructive hip surgery was traditionally accomplished using various positioning aids, from bean bags to pegboards to rigid clamping frames. In 1984, Innovative Medical Products became the gold standard with their original IMP McGuire Hip Positioner, many of which are still in use today. In 2001, IMP improved pelvic stability in hip positioning with the assistance of orthopedic surgeon Ed De Mayo, MD. Together, they developed the De Mayo Hip Positioner® to support improved accuracy of implant placement during total hip procedures.

IMP’s goal is to utilize initial scientific data to better understand how rigid positioners behave in order to assist in stabilizing the pelvis and correctly matching the appropriate hip positioner to the surgeon’s procedure objective. While in the early stages of development, IMP conducted a study at St. Mary’s Medical Center in San Francisco, California. The results of the study concluded that minimizing pelvic rotation, an objective believed to improve implant placement accuracy during total hip procedures, is directly influenced by the positioning device used during surgery. 

IMP’s newest lateral positioner, the Exact-Fit® De Mayo Lateral Positioner®, delivered the best pelvic stability when compared to existing options. 

MVP: IMP’s Value-Added Commitment Transforms into the Most Valued Partnership
As part of IMP’s shared commitment to its customers, Orthopedic facilities will now be able to gain special access to IMP’s premiere partnership level service and support by using genuine IMP patient protective pads for each procedure.

MVP, otherwise referred to as “Most Valuable Partner,” is a new program that helps facilities maximize their initial investment. Discounted or complimentary upgrades, courtesy service loaners, repairs, and on-site training and education services are just a few of the benefits that facility administrators will find helpful in protecting their initial investment’s value. 

IMP’s patient protective pads have been extensively tested during clinical trials to provide maximum patient protection from pressure sores and ulcers. By consistently using IMP’s premium patient protective pads, orthopedic healthcare providers may reduce liability by assuring that they meet AORN and AAMI standards for using the manufacturer’s recommended pad as defined in the IFU. 

Customer-Valued Products Remains the IMP Focus
IMP’s vision for success has always been to collaborate with customers to design, manufacture, and distribute unique, innovative products where surgical patient positioning or supporting logistics has been problematic. IMP’s solutions to universal patient positioning challenges are developed through years of collaboration with busy orthopedic surgeons, market-leading orthopedic companies, and hands-on med/surg support teams. Ideas have been shared for product improvements with perceptive opinions on improving patient positioning in the surgical environment. Having completed ISO 13485 registration successfully in 2021 to expand IMP’s products outside of the US, the company is now supporting surgeries in global markets and the rapidly growing outpatient facility networks in the US. 

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