DePuy Synthes
Veterinary Surgery Solutions
Implants, Instruments and Sets
Pan Vet is proud to be the Sole Irish Veterinary Distributor for Ethicon Sutures and DePuy Synthes Veterinary Orthopaedics.
Ethicon and DePuy Synthes Vet, as part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Device Family, have been serving the surgical and orthopaedic needs of veterinary customers and patients for many years.
Building upon the strong legacies of two great companies, they have become one of the largest, most innovative and comprehensive human and veterinary business in the world.
Their vision is to increase access to surgical innovation and solutions within the veterinary community.
Veterinary
The longstanding cooperation between the AO Technical Commission and DePuy Synthes has resulted in the development of numerous implants and instruments to address specific clinical problems. Over the past decade, this joint work has delivered over 200 innovative solutions, each of which makes a contribution to improving patient care and outcomes in the treatment of trauma and musculoskeletal disorders.
AO VET history
The first animal to be treated for repair of a fracture was the dog belonging to Mrs Willenegger in 1943, and took place in a human hospital in Winterthur (CH).
AO VET was founded in 1969, just ten years after the inception of the AO Foundation, when it was decided that animals too should benefit from advances in fracture treatment.
In the early years, AO surgeons worked side by side with a number of veterinarians interested in learning the new techniques. These bold collaborators soon developed concepts for the veterinary applications of the Mathys and Straumann implants, and began to apply AO principles to both small and large animals.
In 1975 the AO VET Centre was established in Waldenburg (CH) under the direction of Dieter Prieur, a German small-animal specialist. Over the years, the organization flourished.
In 1983 Maurice E Müller developed the definitive fracture classification system for long bone fractures. By 1984, AO was under the guidance of several interconnected governing bodies: the Assembly of Trustees, the Academic Council, and the Board of Directors.
In 2007, AO VET was recognized as one of the four specialties of the AO Foundation: Trauma, Spine, Craniomaxillofacial (CMF), and VET.
