Robotics

Maryville, Ill.-based Anderson Hospital Surgical Services added the 7D Flash navigation system for spine surgery, according to a May 12 news release. Brendan Fong, MD, of Neurosurgery of St. Louis, performed the hospital’s first case with the system. The 7D…

Neurosurgeons at Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain & Spine have partnered with Good Samaritan Hospital, also in Cincinnati, to offer robotic imaging and navigation for spine surgery patients.  Mayfield neurosurgeons Zachary Tempel, MD, and Michael Kachman, MD, began treating patients using the…

Spine robotics have been an important tool for surgeons, and evolutions with multi-arm systems could transform the operating room drastically. Multi-arm surgical robots aren’t new in healthcare, but it’s something spine surgeons see potential in. In April the FDA cleared…

Orthopedic surgeon Brian Blackwood, MD, has completed 5,000 robotic-assisted joint replacements using Stryker’s Mako robot.  Dr. Blackwood, a surgeon at Boulder, Colo.-based BoulderCentre for Orthopedics & Spine, completed the procedure on April 30, according to a May 8 press release…

The spine robots market is growing with new systems and innovations arising.  Here are nine spine robots to know: Mazor X (Medtronic): Medtronic acquired Mazor robotics in 2018 along with its spine robot in a $1.7 billion deal. The following…

Zimmer Biomet’s ROSA knee robot has been used in 350,000 cases since it launched, and it is the No. 2 player in the U.S., CEO Ivan Tornos said in a May 5 earnings call.  Now the company is eyeing the…

MemorialCare Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center has performed two milestone procedures using Stryker’s Mako robotic technology. MemorialCare is the first hospital in the world to complete a robotic hip revision using Stryker’s Mako Total Hip system with 5.0 Advanced Primary…

LEM Surgical’s Dynamis robot for spine surgery earned FDA 510(k) clearance, according to an April 24 news release.  The robot is the first multi-arm system for hard tissue surgery. Two arms are for surgical guidance, and one is for optical…

Medford, Ore.-based Southern Oregon Orthopedics is now offering robot-assisted joint replacements using Stryker’s Mako robot and the Velys robotic system.  Robotic joint replacements offer a number of benefits to patients, including faster recovery, more accurate implant placements, better patient outcomes…

Charles City, Iowa-based Floyd County Medical Center has become the first hospital in the state to use Stryker’s Mako 4 robot, according to an April 18 report from KCHA News.  The first procedure was performed on April 9 by orthopedic…