Resurfacing

JRI are the official UK distributors for the MIHR® Resurfacing System, which is manufactured by Comis Orthopaedics and coated by JRI.

The MIHR® implants and instrumentation are the first of their kind designed from initial concept specifically for MIS. The unique surgical technique offers surgeons several distinct advantages, with the implants being deliverable through an open surgical approach as well as MIS. The MIHR® can be implanted virtually assistant-free. Of further benefit is the simplicity offered by the low profile retraction system where no retracting component protrudes more than 2.5cm above skin level.

A driving force behind the MIHR® product development has been Comis Orthopaedics' close collaboration with Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mr G.S. Chana. Mr Chana qualified in medicine in 1975 and has been a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon since 1990, currently working at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham where he has been since 1997. By 2001, Mr Chana had carried out over 1,000 hip the open approach. In response to the increasing popularity of minimally invasive operative techniques and increasing demands from patients and healthcare providers, Mr Chana started working on the concept of minimally invasive surgery in 2001. He was particularly interested in hip replacement and hip resurfacing procedures using MIS. As a result in 2001 the CHANA Reamer Handle® was patented, now widely in use.

The unique operative technique follows Mr Chana’s own surgical approach for minimally invasive hip resurfacing which he has developed, along with all the instrumentation necessary.

This includes an assistant-free retraction system, targeting devices, Reamer Handle and an MIS acetabular impactor. Alongside the instrumentation,Mr Chana has driven the development of the MIHR® (Minimally Invasive Hip Resurfacing) implant with Comis Orthopaedics.

Mr Chana has personally carried out over 550 operations using the minimally invasive approach for both resurfacing and total hip replacements. He has presented his work globally, including orthopaedic meetings in the UK, South Africa, Canada, Australia, China, Spain, Italy and India. Comis Orthopaedics Ltd is now ready to offer the MIHR® system to surgeons worldwide.

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