Robotics

Coastal Orthopedics, based in Bradenton, Fla., invested in two new surgical robots to assist in total and partial knee replacement procedures at its outpatient surgery center.

Rajesh Makim, MD, performed Orthopedic Associates of Port Huron's first knee replacement with Mako SmartRobotics in June.

Here are three places adding orthopedic robots since June 26.

The spine surgery robot market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 14 percent between 2023 and 2031, according to Transparenct Market Research. 

Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis. added the Cori robot for knee surgeries, News 8000 reported July 7.

Ithaca, N.Y.-based Cayuga Medical Center has added Smith + Nephew's CORI surgical robot for total and partial knee replacements and revision knee joint surgery, according to a July 6 report from the Ithaca Times. 

As robots become increasingly popular in orthopedics, two companies have developed robots that can be operated fully remotely: 

Here are six key headline in the spine and orthopedic robotic space from the second quarter of 2023:

Gillette, Wyo.-based Powder Surgery Center is the first surgery center in the state to utilize the Rosa Knee robotic surgery assistant, according to a June 24 report by the Gillette News Record.

Here are four hospitals and health systems adding robotic surgery systems to assist in joint replacement surgeries that Becker's has reported on since April 19: