Robotics

From new clearances and debuts, here are five key headlines in orthopedic robotics during the first quarter of 2025. 1. Stryker’s Mako shoulder robot earned FDA approval in December, according to  a Jan. 28 earnings call. The first cases with…

Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Hospital has added Johnson & Johnson MedTech’s Velys robot for partial knee replacements, according to a March 22 report from Muddy River News.  Orthopedic surgeons Darr Leutz, MD, and Sean Moroze, MD, are using the Velys robot…

Monogram Technologies earned FDA 510(k) clearance for its  Monogram mBôs robot, according to a March 17 news release.  The system is designed for total knee replacement and will be able to support more orthopedic applications. Monogram plans an initial launch…

Roee Ber, MD, performed the first case with the ExcelsiusHub in New York, Globus Medical said in a March 14 LinkedIn post. ExcelsiusHub is used for navigation and can be paired with Excelsius3D for intraoperative imaging. Dr. Ber is a…

Zimmer Biomet’s flagship robot, Rosa, is expected to make gains in the near future, CEO Ivan Tornos said at the Barclays 27th Annual Global Healthcare Conference. Mr. Tornos said adoption of the robot remains strong, and the company plans to…

WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital has surpassed 2,000 robotic joint replacements, according to a March 12 report from NBC affiliate WVVA. Surgeons at the hospital’s orthopedic center have completed the replacements using Stryker’s Mako robotic system. WVU Medicine was the…

Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy is the first practice in the state to add Johnson & Johnson MedTech’s Velys robot for partial knee replacement. Philip Huang, DO, performed the first case with Velys in December, the practice said in a March 11 news…

Think Surgical's TMINI robot was used with Waldemar Link's LinkSymphoKnee for the first time at New Albany (Ohio) Surgery Center.

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock reached 500 robot-assisted spine surgeries since its first case in 2020, according to a March 5 news release.

Orem, Utah-based Alpine Spine & Orthopedics implemented the Ciartic Move 3D imaging system, according to a March 4 news release.