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.
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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.
Two spine surgeons in Pueblo, Colo., have added a robotic spinal guidance system, the Mazor X, according to a Feb. 18 report from CBS affiliate KKTV.
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Surgeons at Froedtert South in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., have added Globus Medical's ExcelsiusGPS spine robot.
Think Surgical is collaborating with b-One Ortho to add its implants to the TMini total knee replacement robot.
Spine and orthopedic robots are a useful tool for surgeons but they come with a high price tag for ASCs.
Think Surgical and Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. are partnering to bolster the TMini orthopedic robotic system.
Becker's reported on five practices and hospitals adding to their spine and orthopedic robotics programs in January: