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Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Richard Rooney, FACS, recently implanted Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo county’s first smart knee implant during a total knee replacement surgery at Lompoc Valley Medical Center.
The Persona IQ, dubbed the world’s first and only smart knee implant, was granted De Novo status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for total knee replacement surgery. Zimmer Biomet’s Persona IQ combines the proven and trusted knee implant, Persona®, with implantable sensor technology that measures range of motion, step count, walking speed and other gait metrics.