News and Updates

4/9/26 - My mentor Dr. Jerry Huang from the University of Washington becomes the first to perform the CMC total joint replacement in the Pacific Northwest. Read the Seattle Times article here.

4/8/26 - Dr. Swenson travels to train with local and international experts on the TOUCH® CMC 1 prosthesis for thumb arthritis.

9/17/25 Jonathan Tueting, MD of Rush Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Aurora, Illinois performed the very first carpometacarpal (CMC) total joint arthroplasty in the United States. Read the full article here.

7/10/25 KeriMedical TOUCH® CMC 1 Prosthesis received FDA Premarket Approval (PMA) on July 10, 2025 (P240020), for treating Stage II/III thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) osteoarthritis. Read the press release here.