Zimmer Biomet Holdings, which specializes in musculoskeletal healthcare, is working with Apple by using the Apple Watch and iPhone “to change the patient journey for two of the most common surgeries Americans undergo each year – knee and hip replacement,” according to Bryan Hanson, President and CEO, Zimmer Biomet.
The collaboration has yielded Zimmer Biomet mymobility, an app that uses an Apple smartwatch to facilitate a new level of connection between patients and their surgical care teams, which can immediately impact the journey patients experience when they undergo these procedures.
In addition to the app, Zimmer Biomet is commencing the mymobility Clinical Study, designed to study the app’s impact on patient outcomes and overall costs for joint replacement patients. During this research study, patients will use Zimmer Biomet mymobility with an Apple Watch as they progress through their hip or knee replacement journey.
Researchers will combine patient-reported feedback with continuous health and activity data from Apple Watch to provide new insights into the power of the Zimmer Biomet mymobility app to impact the standard of care for these common surgeries. The study is launching today and can potentially enroll as many as 10,000 patient participants in the U.S.
Facilities participating in the mymobility Clinical Study include:
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Academic centers: University of Utah Health; Rush University Medical Center; University of Pennsylvania Health System; Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital/Emory Healthcare;
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Hospitals: Hoag Orthopedic Institute in Southern California; Newton-Wellesley Hospital, member of Partners HealthCare founded by Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Centura Health, Porter Hospital – Colorado Joint Replacement (CJR);
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Group practices/ambulatory surgery centers: ROC Orthopedics, affiliated with Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center; OrthoBethesda; OrthoArizona; Midwest Center for Joint Replacement; Hartzband Center for Hip & Knee Replacement; New Mexico Orthopaedic Associates; The DeClaire LaMacchia Orthopaedic Institute, affiliated with Michigan Institute for Advanced Surgery; Joint Implant Surgeons; Orthopedic and Fracture Clinic; Panorama Orthopedic and Spine Center
To learn more about the mymobility Clinical Study, visit zbmymobility.com/clinical-study.
