The Biphasic Plate – the new bone stabilising implant hastens mobility
An implant designed by QUT biomedical engineers to stabilise a long bone fracture above the knee and enable earlier mobility has been used for the first time in an implant operation. The new plate is dynamic and balances flexibility with strength.
The implant was designed by Associate Professor Devakar Epari and PhD researcher Roshan Gurung in collaboration with co-inventor Dr Markus Windolf from the AO Research Institute in Switzerland and Brisbane-based orthopaedic trauma surgeon Professor Michael Schuetz, from QUT School of Clinical Sciences.