Intro

In July of 2005 Plus Orthopedics Inc, USA formally established a Primary-User Group for its PiGalileo™ Computer-Assisted Orthopedic Surgery System, whose role is to collaborate with company engineers to define and develop future products and features that meet the needs of the orthopedic surgical market. In addition, their role also involves the education of other orthopedic surgeons on the use and clinical benefits of this technology.

The PiGalileo™ Primary-User Group consists of four well-respected orthopedic surgeons who collectively have over 50 years of clinical experience and have performed over 15,000 total joint replacement surgeries, with extensive Computer-Assisted Orthopedic Surgery experience; having used a variety of products on the market. The surgeons selected to serve in this elite group are Dr. Gary Botimer (Staff Orthopedic Surgeon at Mercy Medical Center in Nampa, ID), Dr. Thomas Ferro (Chief of Surgery at Arroyo Grande Hospital in Arroyo Grande, CA), Dr. Jan Koenig (Director of Orthopedics at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, NY), and Dr. Tyler Goldberg (Staff Orthopedic Surgeon at The Austin Diagnostic Clinic in Austin, TX).