In November 2015, it was announced that Blue Belt had been acquired by Smith and Nephew for $275M - a firmw ithwhich Bleue Belt had had an earlier working relationship. A spin-off fom Carnegie Mellon, Blue Belt Technologies, Inc., a medical device company, had been focused on developing surgical instruments for use in orthopedic procedures, such as hip, knee, spine, and skull-based surgeries; and other surgical sub specialties, including neurosurgery, spinal, and otolaryngology. The firm offered Navio PFS, which combines surgical planning and navigation platform that presents to the surgeon a virtual cutting guide with detailed visualization; and a hand-held robotic instrument, which enables the precision of robotics in the hand of a surgeon. The company also offered surgical planning and navigation solutions that offer real-time feedback detailing implant placement, kinematics, and range of motion; and Robotics PFS for precision freehand sculpting.
