Jeffrey Geller, MD
Columbia University, United States
Data-driven confidence for every surgical decision.
Bringing the patella into the plan
- Seamless in the workflow.
- Trust earned through science.
- Value without added cost.
Arthro ID is building Knee ID, a pre-operative digital twin for total knee replacement. It plans the patellofemoral joint at the same time as the tibiofemoral one, rather than leaving it until the knee is already open.
Knee ID is under development. It is not CE marked under Regulation (EU) 2017/745, has not been cleared by the US FDA, and is not available for sale. Nothing on this site is an offer to supply a medical device.
Partners
We do not build this alone
We work with clinical, technology and funding partners in Belgium and abroad.
Product
Knee ID
Knee ID is our first product. It plans a total knee replacement, and it treats the patellofemoral joint as part of that plan rather than an afterthought.
The knee is two joints. Most plans treat it as one.
Of everything that goes into a knee replacement, the patella is still the part surgeons can predict least well. Most planning software concentrates on the tibiofemoral joint and leaves the patella to be sorted out once the knee is open.
Knee ID builds a model of the patient's own knee from their scans and keeps both joints in view throughout. You can see what an implant position does before you cut.
Because both joints sit in the same model, the trade-off between them becomes something you can measure rather than something you find out about afterwards. That is what takes the mystery out of the forgotten joint.
Software as a Medical Device
Knee ID is software. It helps the surgical team plan the operation beforehand and never touches the patient.
Built under a quality system
We develop under a quality management system aligned to ISO 13485. Design controls and traceability have been in place since the first line of code.
Patient data, handled properly
We process imaging data under GDPR. Our privacy statement is available in three languages.
Team
Surgeons and engineers, in the same room
The surgeons on this team still operate. The engineers sit with them while the planning gets done. That is more or less how the product gets decided.
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Matthias Verstraete, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
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Nelis Boucke, PhD
Chief Technology Officer
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Glenn Leemans, PhD
Chief Operating Officer, RA/QA
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Thomas Luyckx, MD, PhD
Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer
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David Cohen
Chief Product Officer
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Alexander Ryckaert, MD
Co-founder, Orthopaedic Surgeon
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Caro Roten, MD
Research Scientist
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Alexander Dereu, MD
Research Scientist
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Fateme Farahani
RA/QA Specialist
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Stijn Slaets
Member of Technical Staff
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Andrew Meyer, PhD
Member of Technical Staff
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Jonas Grammens, MD, PhD
Member of Technical Staff
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Rembert Daems, PhD
Member of Technical Staff
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Bruno Neckebroek
Member of Technical Staff
Key opinion leaders
Surgeons who tell us where the product does not match the way they actually work.
Stefaan Van Onsem, MD, PhD
AZ Alma, Belgium
Francesco Zambianchi, MD
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UniMORE), Italy
Affiliations are shown for identification only and do not imply institutional endorsement.
Advisory board
People who have built, sold and funded medical device companies before us, and an academic advisor on the biomechanics.
Christophe Huygens, PhD
KU Leuven. Previously Ubizen.
Michael Conditt, PhD
Momentis Surgical. Previously Mako and OrthoSensor.
Steve Seger
Pristine Surgical. Previously Wright Medical and OrthoSensor.
Peter Caset
Robur Capital. Previously Soetaert.
Lennart Scheys, PhD
Academic advisor. Professor of Biomechanics, KU Leuven.
News
What we are working on
What we have been working on, and where we have been.
Arthro ID steps out of stealth
We have spent two years working with surgeons in Belgium and the United States. Here is what we have been building.
Read moreDebating the role of AI in orthopaedics at ISTA
Our CEO debated the role of AI in orthopaedics with Dr. Hani Haider at the ISTA meeting, chaired by Prof. Markus Wimmer, president of ISTA.
Read morePresenting our image fusion work at ECCV
Rembert Daems, PhD, presented our work on image fusion at the European Conference on Computer Vision in Malmö.
Read moreConnect
Let's talk
If you operate on knees, invest in medtech, or want to help build the device, get in touch.
Surgeons & clinical partners
If you do knee replacements and have views on the patella, we would like to hear them.
info@arthroid.aiCareers
We hire engineers, data scientists and regulatory people who want to see their work used in an operating theatre.
talent@arthroid.aiAntwerp — headquarters
Borsbeeksebrug 222600 Antwerpen
Belgium
Hollywood — United States office
1895 Tyler Street, 3rd FloorHollywood, FL 33020
United States