GPS Ankle is a first-of-its-kind technology, which connects the preoperative plan with real-time intraoperative instrument guidance and confirms that resections meet the surgical plan. The system uses proprietary active tracker technology and a compact touchscreen tablet in the sterile field to provide surgeons with dynamic intraoperative feedback throughout their cases.

“I am already a fan of Exactech’s patient-specific instrumentation solution and am thrilled how GPS Ankle provides intraoperative flexibility at my fingertips. The ability to quantify soft tissue laxity will be a game changer for me and my patients,” said design team surgeon Edward Haupt, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Florida.

GPS Ankle is compatible with Exactech’s flagship Vantage® Total Ankle System, and will be available to hospitals and ASC centers without capital cost. Pre-clinical studies, based on bench testing, reported an accuracy of 2mm and 2 degrees relative to the CT-based surgical plan.¹ This was further confirmed by two studies performed on sawbones, which were recently accepted by the Orthopaedic Research Society. ^2-3

“Exactech has introduced new concepts in the ankle market, but this clearance represents the first intraoperative guidance for ankle surgery and solidifies us as a company focused on innovation,” said Laurent Angibaud, Exactech’s vice president of development for advanced surgical technologies.

GPS Ankle is the latest product introduction of Exactech’s Active Intelligence® dynamic ecosystem of enabling technologies and smart solutions that empowers surgeons with data-rich, comparatively low-cost solutions to help improve patient outcomes. The company’s GPS technology has been in use across the globe for more than a decade for shoulder and knee surgery.