Irvine-based OrthAlign Inc. has officially launched Lantern ASC for total hip and knee replacements, as Orange County Business Journal reported. The commercial launch of this new medical technology offering followed a timeline of four months after the organization secured formal FDA clearance for the system.
The newly introduced Lantern ASC product is specifically configured as a reusable handheld unit. According to the available operational details, the reusable handheld unit functions by providing real-time surgical guidance during the course of medical procedures.
OrthAlign Inc., which maintains its corporate headquarters in the city of Irvine, designed the platform to support orthopedic operations. Eric Timko addressed the capabilities of the newly available system in public statements regarding the rollout. "Today, Lantern ASC covers the two highest-volume procedures in orthopedics on one platform," Eric Timko told Orange County Business Journal.
Expanding further on the deployment and market applications of the reusable handheld unit following its commercial introduction, Eric Timko described the broader utility ofoma hardware platform for healthcare providers across the industry. "That means we can serve the entire joint replacement market with a single system: hips and knees, in any center, regardless of size, volume or implant choice," Eric Timko told Orange County Business Journal.
