Globus Medical entered the European market with its spine surgical robot, Excelsius GPS.
Here are four things to know:
1. The company sold its Excelsius GPS technology to Metropolitian Hospital in Nero Faliro, Athens, Greece, where the first procedure was performed in October. Since then, surgeons have performed several procedures at Bonifatius Hospital in Germany and Fornaca Clinic in Italy.
2. Globus initially launched the Excelsius technology in the U.S. in 2017. "As we begin to scale our efforts abroad, we have seen similar levels of enthusiasm within the international surgeon community and look forward to the continued adoption of ExcelsiusGPS into these markets," said CEO Dave Demski.
3. The first procedure in Greece was performed by Panagiotis E. Zoupoulis; in Germany, the first procedure was performed by Prof. Peter Douglas Klassen; and in Italy the first procedure was performed by Prof. Franco Benech and Dr. Carlo Alberto Benech.
4. The Excelsius GPS technology is designed to increase pedicle screw accuracy and procedure efficiency while reducing radiation exposure for the surgical team.