Kevin Foley, MD, performed the first surgery with Remi and LineSider at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis in Tennessee, according to a March 10 news release. Kornelis Poelstra, MD, PhD, Pierce Nunley, MD, and Richard Hynes, MD, have also used the technology since then. Dr. Nunley performed the world’s first four-level surgery with Remi and the LineSider system.
Remi provides robotic targeting and navigation for pedicle screw placement in lumbar spine fixation procedures. A study published in 2021 found the average procedure time using Remi was 36.6 minutes, compared with 55 minutes with another robotic system, according to the release.
