Scientific environment
High-quality scientific environment
With more than 60 years of experience serving the healthcare professions, FH ORTHO places innovation and scientific collaboration at the heart of its development. We firmly believe that the real value of a product lies in its ability to meet the concrete needs of healthcare professionals and their patients.
This is why we have built our ranges based on constant dialogue with the users of our solutions: surgeons, nurses, and other experts. Thanks to this collaborative approach, we participate in the evolution of practices and offer systems adapted to the most demanding requirements.
Our investigations and clinical evaluations are based on privileged partnerships with key players in the medical sector. This scientific network promotes continued progress in:
- The rigorous clinical evaluation of our medical devices according to the European Regulation relating to Medical Devices (RDM),
- The integration of technological innovations to improve product performance and safety,
- Training and sharing of expertise, essential to supporting professionals in the adoption of new techniques.
Our scientific initiatives deployed
The André Hermann Evaluation Center (CEAH) is involved in clinical investigations to validate the effectiveness and safety of medical devices developed by FH ORTHO. It is part of the company’s tradition of excellence to develop solutions adapted to the needs of surgeons and patients.
With more than 200 scientific publications relating to its products, FH ORTHO demonstrates its constant commitment to providing medical knowledge and the clinical validation of its devices.
Observatories
FH ORTHO is actively engaged in the establishment of clinical monitoring observatories, real strategic tools to ensure post-marketing monitoring of our medical devices. These actions make it possible to collect reliable and rigorous clinical data, essential to demonstrate the performance and safety of our products in real long-term application conditions.
Shoulder Observatory
The Shoulder Observatory perfectly illustrates this approach. It provides detailed long-term monitoring of devices such as shoulder arthroplasty prostheses and trauma solutions such as cerclage and trauma nail. The patient follow-up period is ten years for arthroplasty devices and five years for cerclage and trauma nails.
Knee Observatory
Along the same lines, the Knee Observatory was set up for the clinical monitoring of medical devices used in knee surgery. This observatory aims to demonstrate the performance and safety of products such as the orthopedic knee prosthesis range and the ligamentoplasty range. The patient follow-up period extends over twenty years for arthroplasty devices and five years for those used in ligament reconstruction.
Hip Observatory
The Hip Observatory completes this approach. It provides clinical monitoring of medical devices used in hip surgery. The duration of patient follow-up is set at ten years for trauma cases and fifteen years for osteoarthritis patients.