Idaho hospital installs robotic navigation system for spine surgery — 3 things to know

Post Falls, Idaho-based Northwest Specialty Hospital installed Globus Medical’s ExcelsiusGPS robotic navigation system for spine surgery, reports Biospace.

Advertisement

Three things to know:

1. ExcelsiusGPS combines a robotic arm and navigation capabilities for precision trajectory alignment.

2. The device aims to advance patient safety and precision with the potential for smaller incisions, less scarring, shorter hospital stays and quicker recovery times.

3. The hospital will use ExcelsiusGPS for minimally invasive spinal fusion procedures, revision spinal surgery and scoliosis connection surgery.

More articles on robotics:
Colorado health system building orthopedic, sports medicine practice
Dr. Saqib Hasan joins Western Orthopedics
Dr. Thomas Parisi, patient travel to Mexico for total knee replacement where it costs $18,000 less

Advertisement

Next Up in Robotics

  • Preva Health and HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan, Wis., have added the Rosa robotic system for knee replacements.  The…

  • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset (N.J.), part of RWJBarnabas Health, has integrated Mako 4 SmartRobotics Technology. The robotic system…

Advertisement

Comments are closed.