Johnstown, Pa.-based Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center has expanded its services to include robotic-assisted joint replacements, the Conemaugh Health System said Jan. 25. 

Nonprofit patient safety organization Surgical Review Corporation designated Shreveport, La.-based Willis-Knighton Health System as a Center of Excellence in robotic surgery, Bossier Press-Tribune said Jan. 19.

Three practices have recently added orthopedic surgery robots from Johnson & Johnson, Smith+Nephew and Stryker.

Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, Minn., added the Velys robot for joint replacements in September, the Brainerd Dispatch reported Jan. 13.

Minneapolis-based Allina Health has added its third orthopedic robot at Mercy Hospital in Fridley, Minn., ABC Newspapers reported Jan. 10. 

Sailsbury, Md.-based Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates added the eastern shore region's first Mako robot for joint replacements, ABC affiliate WNDT reported Jan. 10.

Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Cos. has partnered with Microsoft to expand its digital surgery ecosystem, the medical device company said Jan. 10.

New York City-based robotics company Caira Surgical received $5 million in seed capital.

Statesville, N.C.-based Iredell Health System became the first hospital in Iredell County to add Stryker's Mako robot for total joint replacements.

Johnson & Johnson's international robotics debut and five more key updates in orthopedic robotics from the fourth quarter of 2021:

Orthopedic surgeons at White River Medical Center recently completed the hospital's 1,000th joint replacement surgery using Stryker's Mako system, The Jonesboro Sun reported Dec. 30. 

Owensboro (Ky.) Health Regional Hospital added Stryker's Mako robot for joint replacements, the Messenger-Inquirer reported Dec. 30. 

Covington, La.-based Avala Hospital has completed more than 2,000 robotic-assisted surgeries since it began offering the technology in 2018.

Akron, Ohio-based Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center has performed more than 2,000 robotic-assisted joint replacements with Stryker's Mako system.

The first cases using Johnson & Johnson's Velys total knee robot were completed in Australia.

Rome, Ga.-based Floyd Medical Center logged its first case with DePuy Synthes' Velys robot for knee replacements, Coosa Valley News reported Dec. 9.

Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics is the first practice in the area to offer Stryker's Mako robotic-arm assisted knee replacements, the practice said Dec. 8.

San Francisco-based Roam Robotics is partnering with San Francisco VA Health Care System and San Francisco-based Northern California Institute for Research and Education to evaluate its Ascend smart brace in veterans.

Surgeons from Fishers-based Central Indiana Orthopedics completed their 1,000th surgery with Stryker's Mako robot, according to the Hamilton County Reporter.

Johnson & Johnson has had a setback with its Ottava surgical robot and its launch will be delayed by about two years.