HipNav

HipNav was the first computer-assisted surgery system developed to guide the surgeon during total hip replacement surgery.{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/S1048-6666(00)80036-1 |title=Surgical navigation for total hip replacement with the use of hipnav |journal=Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=3–8 |year=2000 |last1=Digioia |first1=Anthony M. |last2=Jaramaz |first2=Branislav |last3=Nikou |first3=Constantinos |last4=Labarca |first4=Richard S. |last5=Moody |first5=James E. |last6=Colgan |first6=Bruce D. }} It was developed at Carnegie Mellon University.{{cite book |doi=10.1007/978-3-540-40899-4_126 |chapter=Surgical Navigation for THR: A Report on Clinical Trial Utilizing Hip Nav |title=Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention – MICCAI 2000 |volume=1935 |pages=1185–7 |series=Lecture Notes in Computer Science |year=2000 |last1=Levison |first1=Timothy J. |last2=Moody |first2=James E. |last3=Jaramaz |first3=Branislav |last4=Nikou |first4=Constantinos |last5=Digioia |first5=Anthony M. |isbn=978-3-540-41189-5 }} The patented technology was licensed out of Carnegie Mellon by the founders of CASurgica, Inc. After several years of attempting to commercialize HipNav, the company ultimately folded. The founders of CASurgica later founded Blue Belt Technologies, Inc.