CurveBeam WBCT Informed Planning for Exactech Vantage Ankle PSI
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Mark Easley, MD
Foot and Ankle Orthopaedic Surgeon, Duke University
Dr. Mark Easley is a foot and ankle orthopedic surgeon at Duke Orthopaedics in Durham, N.C. He is an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at Duke University Medical Center. He is a past-president of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society and continues to be involved in national and international educational opportunities for foot and ankle research.
Steve Norton
Sr. Product Development Engineer, Exactech
Steve Norton is an engineering manager of lower extremities at Exactech and has been with the company for five years. Before Exactech, his work focused on the areas of 3D printing research, hip and knee, and spine. Steve received his materials science engineering degree from the University of Michigan.
Greg Whitleigh
Product Manager, Exactech
Greg Whitleigh is a product manager at Exactech with a specific focus on the Foot and Ankle product portfolio. He was previously with CONMED, where he specialized in sports medicine and soft tissue fixation. Greg attended the University of Tampa and completed a Bachelors of Science in Finance with a minor in Entrepreneurship.
Zach Wilczynski, MS
Product Development Engineer, 3D Product Solutions
Zach Wilczynski is a senior product development engineer at 3D Systems with a focus in patient specific surgical guides and implant systems. Zach has a passion for additive manufacturing and the shift in medical device manufacturing towards additive. Zach attended Pennsylvania State University where he received a Bachelors of Science in Materials Science and Engineering and a Masters of Science in Bioengineering.
An element of Exactech’s Active Intelligence® platform of smart technologies, the Vantage Ankle PSI received FDA clearance in November 2020. CurveBeam introduced the pedCAT, its first generation WBCT system in 2012. CurveBeam received FDA clearance for its third generation WBCT system, the HiRise, in 2020.
WBCT imaging reveals functional inversion/eversion of the ankle that is not presented on supine CT. Using WBCT to assess foot and ankle alignment in three dimensions could be instrumental in preventing osteolysis, a condition which often leads to implant failure, according to a 2019 study by Lintz et al published in Foot & Ankle International.
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