Giving patients a perfect fit
Manufacturer aims to custom-size orthopedic implants

By SHELLY JANKE  - GM Today Staff 

May 6, 2008


WAUKESHA – Whether you’re an injured soldier returning home from war, or a 16-year-old girl hurt in a car accident, it would be nice to know your orthopedic implant is customized to fit your own anatomy, reducing the chances for revision surgeries down the road.
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Enter James Schroeder, founder and CEO of town of Waukesha-based Vantus Technology Corp., which will provide personalized orthopedic solutions to patients by bridging the gap between orthopedic surgeons and biomechanical and biomedical engineers.

"It will match perfectly, not kind of," Schroeder said.
   
Schroeder is one of 20 finalists in the Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. He is among three contest finalists from Waukesha County. The competition is organized by the Wisconsin Technology Council in conjunction with its subsidiary and other statewide affiliates. The state Department of Commerce is also involved with the competition, in which winners will be announced in early June.

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Shelly Janke can be reached at sjanke@conleynet.com


This story appeared in The Freeman on May 6, 2008.