Robotics

Here are three key updates from orthopedic robotics companies in the first quarter of 2024.

Spine surgery robots and navigation systems have shown promise in assisting surgeons and enhancing patient outcomes. But there is concern that early-career spine surgeons are leaning on the technology too much.

Brian Fiani, DO, of Livonia, Mich.-based Mendelson Kornblum Orthopedic & Spine Specialists, completed his 100th case with Medtronic's Mazor robot.

As robotic-assisted surgeries become more popular in operating rooms nationwide, here are some of the companies leading robotic surgeries in the orthopedic space: 

Berlin-based Central Vermont Medical Center has added a Stryker Mako robot for total joint replacements, according to a Feb. 29 report CBS affiliate WCAX.

William Doran, DO, orthopedic surgeon and joint replacement specialist at TidalHealth Orthopedics in Seaford, Del., has completed 1,000 joint replacements using Stryker's Mako robot, according to a Feb. 29 report from the Daily State News.

Christopher Palmer, DO, a Missouri-based orthopedic surgeon, has performed more than 2,000 robotic joint replacements using Stryker's Mako robot — more than anyone else in the state, according to a Feb. 27 report from St. Louis Magazine.

Indiana (Pa.) Regional Medical Center has successfully completed 500 joint replacement surgeries with the Mako SmartRobotics system.

The spine robot market is growing, and Globus Medical CEO Dan Scavilla is confident in his company's position in the market. 

Zimmer Biomet earned FDA clearance for the Rosa Shoulder robot, the devicemaker said Feb. 22.