Prophecy Infinity

2021: Stryker Released Ankle Surgery System

On November 16, 2021, Stryker announced the launch of sales of Prophecy Infinity, a system designed for use in operations for complete ankle prosthetics. The novelty helps surgeons improve operational effectiveness by reducing potentially time-consuming interoperative steps in an optimized surgical process.

Prophecy Infinity provides fewer steps in complete ankle endoprosthesis operations than standard techniques. The system improves efficiency in the operating room by using only one guide for drilling and cutting, reducing the number of stages surgically, as the company notes. Metal guide platforms provide stability of cutting, and additional holes allow to align the talus bone. The system also offers improved X-ray imaging to see coronal alignment, positioning, and implant size in a single frame.

Stryker released Prophecy Infinity ankle surgery system

Prophecy Infinity end-to-end resection guides can save steps in the operating room and provide stronger attachment of Prophecy guides to the bone. With Stryker end-to-end resection guides, surgeons can enter the operating room with confidence that they are more likely to successfully follow their preoperative total ankle plan and reach a well-aligned implant, said Scott Ellis, MD, a foot and ankle surgeon and associate at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.

According to Michael Rankin, vice president of marketing at Stryker Foot & Ankle, the new Prophecy Infinity system is based on the legacy of the success of this product line in the foot and ankle market. He stressed that after 35 thousand planned cases since 2012, the latest offering in the Prophecy system continues to promote innovations that increase ease of use and accuracy in the operating system.

Preoperative navigation guides have ushered in a new era of total ankle endoprosthetics. Due to the combination of computer imaging and computed tomography for the patient, a preoperative plan for each person is developed separately. The size and location of the implant is determined taking into account the anatomical guidelines of the patient and the preferences of the surgeon. Then preoperative navigation guides are developed, which in turn establish the location of the guides for resection, reducing the number of operations during the operation and simplifying the operation.^[1]

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