The market for spine surgery robots has developed rapidly, with several medical device companies launching their own versions of spine robots.
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Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital in New York City has added a Stryker Mako robot for hip and knee replacements, according to a June 1 report from QNS.
Think Surgical earned FDA 510(k) approval for its Tmini robotic system for total knee replacement, the company said May 30.
Becker's reported on three spine and orthopedic surgeon robotic milestones since April 12.
DuBois, Pa.-based Penn Highlands Healthcare is now using the second generation Mako SmartRobotic software in partial and total knee replacement surgeries.
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Coastal Orthopedics in Bradenton, Fla. marked its 500th robotic knee procedure with Stryker's Mako robot, the practice said May 10.
Smith+Nephew introduced its Cori digital tensioner for robotic knee replacements, the devicemaker said April 24.
Alphatec acquired all assets related to the Remi robotic navigation system from Fusion Robotics, a subsidiary of Accelus.
Price, Utah-based Castleview Hospital now offers robot-assisted knee and hip replacement surgery.
Orthopedic surgeons at Altru Health System in Grand Forks, N.D., have performed more than 3,000 surgeries with the Mako robot system, according to an April 15 report by Grand Forks Herald.