Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Ark., is the first in the region to use the Zimmer Biomet Rosa hip system.
Robotics
Accelus' Remi spine robot recieved FDA 510(k) clearance for use with GE OEC 9900 C-Arm fluoroscopic imaging systems.
West Virginia University Medicine Reynolds Memorial Hospital in Glen Dale marked 100 surgeries with the Rosa total knee robot, The Intelligencer reported March 14.
Stryker unveiled Mako 2.0, the next generation of its total knee replacement robot.
In its fourth quarter earnings call, Stryker laid out its timeline for new Mako robot applications. Since, executives at other medtech companies have addressed those plans.
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Globus Medical's spine robot cases grew in 2022, and the company is working on more applications, according to a Feb. 21 fourth quarter earnings call.
Peter Verrillo was named Think Surgical's chief technology officer, the orthopedic robotics company said Feb. 21.
Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Neuroscience Institute became the first hospital in South Florida to use the Zimmer Biomet Rosa system to perform deep brain stimulation.
Becker's has reported on four milestones in spine and orthopedic robotic surgery so far in 2023:
Timothy Walker, MD, recently completed his 1,000th robotic-assisted joint replacement using Stryker Mako SmartRobotics technology.