Zimmer Longevity Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene The Longevity is Zimmer’s highly crosslinked polyethylene insert designed for total hip arthroplasty, launched in 1999. It is available as standard, 10° elevation, 20° elevation and 7 mm offset. (Zimmer.com, accessed 13/4/11) The...

The Birmingham Mid Head Resection Prosthesis is a device which, in terms of the bone resected, lies between the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing and a more standard total hip replacement. It can be used when it is possible to preserve part, but not all, of the femoral head. This may be helpful if...

The Split Stream is versatile long term hemodialysis catheter from Medcomp. The kit allows for the tip of the line to be accurately placed prior to tunneling. This may be of particular use for left sided/complex access where tip position is difficult to judge. The line can be placed in the usual...

The MyKnee® Patient Matched Instrumentation system from Medacta is one of a number of emerging customised jig systems for primary knee replacement, in this case the Medacta GMK knee . Benefits of these systems are said to include better implant positioning, a more streamlined procedure...

The ReCap hip resurfacing from Biomet has the following design features: a titanium porous coated socket, with or without hydroxyapatite coating; anti-rotation fins on the socket to enhance stability; a thinner acetabular component with the aim of removing less bone than other systems; a 0.5mm...