Robotics

Becker's reported on seven robotic milestones so far in 2024.

DePuy Synthes earned FDA 510(k) clearance for the Velys robot with unicompartmental knee replacements, the devicemaker said June 7.

Brennen Smith, DO, joined Noblesville, Ind.-based RiverView Health and will launch a robotic joint replacement program with the Mako system, according to an announcement in KROX.

Surgery Center Cedar Rapids (Iowa) has added Stryker's Mako robot for total knee and hip replacements, according to a May 29 report from Iowa News Now. 

Beyeonics Surgical debuted its Maverick robot for orthopedic and neurosurgery procedures, the company said May 20.

Soda Springs, Idaho-based Caribou Medical Center has added two new surgical robots in the last year, according to a May 15 report from the Idaho State Journal.

Surgeons at Cambridge (Minn.) Medical Center have completed the 500th knee and hip replacement procedure using Stryker's Mako robot at the facility, according to a May 16 report from the Isanti-Chisago County Star. 

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Since the beginning of March, Becker's reported four hospitals adding spine and orthopedic robots.

While total knee replacements performed with the help of surgical robots have better patient outcomes, they cost an average of $2,400 more than conventional knee replacements, according to new research published in the Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery.