What YOU do – Your Impact

Surgical Innovation:

The impact of your support for the patients of Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital through the Cappagh Hospital Foundation through the purchase of the Stryker Spinal Surgery Navigation Software Tekno Surgical equipment:

Mr Seamus Morris FRCS (Tr & Orth) FSEM AFRCSI MCh MMedSci Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Edited quotation referring to the Stryker Spine Navigation System)

“Spinal surgery has been revolutionised over the last 20 years by the introduction of pedicle screws. These screws are placed in small columns of bone (pedicles) in the patient’s spine which can now be as small as 5 mm in diameter. Accurate placement of the screws allows very firm anchorage in the patient’s spinal column. The Stryker navigation system allows the surgeon to place pedicle screws very accurately in the patient’s spine with tolerances of less than 1mm without needing additional intra-operative radiology”

Mr Seamus Morris FRCS (Tr & Orth) FSEM AFRCSI MCh MMedSci Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Edited quotation referring to the Stryker Spine Navigation System.

Innovation and Nomination:

Tekno Surgical Award Nomination:

CHF nominated Stryker Spine Navigation System by Tekno Surgical for ‘Most Innovative Product’ Award Category for the IMSTA Med Tech Annual Awards in October 2017.

This enabled the CHF to showcase CNOH’s the fact that Cappagh Hospital leads in:

• Quality of  excellence
• Leadership in trail blazing in implementing and utilising state-of-the-art medical technology i.e. the CNOH Cappagh Stryker Navigational System.

Dr. Seamus Morris kindly submitted a piece for submission which was shortlisted for this Award.