James Womack, MD, performed Missouri's first total knee replacement with Think Surgical's second-generation TSolution One robot, according to a Nov. 29 news release.

Neurosurgeon Anna Terry, MD, of Methuen, Mass.-based Holy Family Hospital, is one of a few physicians in the hospital's region trained to use a newly acquired surgical robot, The Eagle-Tribune reported Nov. 28.

Several medtech companies have shared their most recent quarterly earnings reports in the last two months and provided insight into their surgical robot products.

Smith+Nephew has launched its Cori surgical system for total and partial knee replacements in the U.K.

Becker's Spine Review reported on six hospitals and practices adding spine and orthopedic robots since Sept. 23.

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Vidant Orthopedics in Greenville, N.C., installed Zimmer Biomet's Rosa robot for total knee replacements, Reflector reported Nov. 18.

St. Joseph, Mich.-based Spectrum Health Lakeland added the Mazor X Stealth Edition robotic guidance platform, according to a Nov. 15 news release.

Patients who had robot-assisted total knee replacements had lower complication rates in the first three months after surgery, researchers at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery found.

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Zimmer Biomet has recalled its Rosa One 3.1 brain application because of a software error that could lead to the misplacement of instruments during neurosurgical procedures.

West Boca Medical Center is the first hospital in Boca Raton, Fla., to feature the CORI Surgical System for knee replacement surgery, according to an Oct. 29 report in South Florida Hospital News.

Clyde, N.C.-based Haywood Regional Medical Center now offers robot-assisted knee replacement surgery, according to an Oct. 26 report by The Mountaineer.

Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie, Ga., added Stryker's Mako robot for total knee replacements.

Medtronic's Mazor X is the first dedicated robot-assisted spine surgery platform launching in Canada, the company announced Oct. 25.

Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth Hospital Kent Campus added the 7D Flash navigation system for spine surgery, CBS affiliate WBOC reported Oct. 13.

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Francisco Ponce, MD, completed the first cranial surgery with Globus Medical's ExcelsiusGPS navigation system, according to a Sept. 27 news release.

Trevor Pickering, MD, of Mississippi Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Jackson, performed the nation's first robotic hip replacement surgery with Zimmer Biomet's Rosa system, according to a Sept. 23 LinkedIn post.

The global market for computer-assisted orthopedic surgery will grow at a steady rate of 5.5 percent over the next decade, according to a survey by market research firm Fact.MR.