Project title

HTO - High Tibial Osteotomy

Scientific Coordinator's name:

João Paulo Pereira

Scientific Coordinator's e-mail:

jptp@inegi.up.pt

Principal R&D Unit:

Product & Systems Development

Other R&D Units involved in the project:

Other R&D units involved in the project

Project keyword(s)

osteotomy, implant, medical devices, bone alignment

Short abstract and comments

Project Porto Plate - Simplified Assessment of Alignment Level in the Frontal Plane. Patented Technology licenced by to the co-inventor clinical company. Patent: “Dynamic osteotomy plate including devices apparatus and methods using such a plate” Europe PCT/IB2014/061383 - http://www.google.com/patents/WO2014147604A2?cl=en&hl=pt-PT

Potential uses/indications

New implant (single-piece) with the ability to control and regulate the degree of openness required for proper bone alignment.