FROM THE BEGINNING:
- Jan 2006 - The company was formed
- Mar 2006 - Started the MIHR® project
- Jun 2007 - Achieved CE approval for complete MIHR® system
- Dec 2007 - First MIHR® operation in Birmingham by Mr Chana
- Jan 2008 - Launch of Spire Healthcare MIS Centre Birmingham in recognition of Mr Chana's work and of the future of MIS Surgery
- Mar 2008 - Official MIHR® launch
History of MIS
The MIHR® implants and instrumentation are the first of their kind designed from initial concept specifically for MIS. The surgical technique offers surgeons several distinct advantages, namely the virtually assistant-free retraction of the operative field, with the retractor frame protruding only 2.5cm above the skin level.
The MIHR® implants can also be delivered through an open incision should the surgeon prefer.
Inventor/Author MIS
Mr Gursharan Singh Chana F.R.C.S. Ed Orth
A driving force behind the Comis MIHR® product development has been the Company's close collaboration with Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Mr Chana.
After qualifying in medicine in 1975, Mr Chana has been a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Birmingham since 1990, currently working at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham since 1997. By 2001, he had carried out over 1000 hip resurfacing procedures using an open approach.
In response to developing minimally invasive operative techniques and increasing demands of both patients and healthcare providers, Mr Chana started working on the concept of minimally invasive hip resurfacing and total hip arthoplasty in 2001 when the 'Chana' reamer handle was patented.
This website follows Mr Chana's own surgical approach for minimally invasive hip resurfacing which he has developed along with all the instrumentation necessary for minimally invasive resurfacing, including a near assistant-free retraction system, targeting devices and a MIS acetabular impactor. He has driven the development of the MIHR® (Minimally Invasive Hip Resurfacing) implant with Comis Orthopaedics which is to be used alongside this technique.
Mr Chana has personally carried out over 550 operations using the minimally invasive approach for both resurfacing and total hip replacements. He has presented his work globally, including orthopaedic meetings in the UK, South Africa, Canada, Australia, China, Spain, Italy, Ireland and India.
Comis Orthopaedics Ltd is now ready to offer this experience, products and procedures to surgeons worldwide.