Developed by Stryker, the Mako system assists surgeons in planning procedures and guides them through the plan intraoperatively.
Costing about $1 million, the device is designed to protect soft tissue and ligaments from damage.
Orthopedic surgeons Jonathan Gray, DO, and Troy Morrison, DO, perform joint replacements with the Mako system at Citizens Memorial Hospital Orthopedic & Spine Center.
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