Here are four observations:
1. Patients can undergo RIO-assisted total hip and partial knee replacement surgeries.
2. The robotic arm system includes a preop plan that allows surgeons to visualize a patient’s anatomy via CT scan and three-dimensional imaging.
3. RIO is expected to receive FDA approval for total knee replacement in March 2016.
4. Stryker Orthopaedics develops the RIO system.
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