Robotics

An Oklahoma neurosurgeon recently completed the state's first robotic-assisted sacroiliac fusion.

Benefis Health System in Great Falls became the first system in Montana to utilize the Zimmer Biomet Rosa Knee System surgical robot, 3KRTV reported Jan. 26.

Brooke Army Medical Center has added Medtronic's Mazor X Stealth Edition guidance system for spinal surgery, according to a Jan. 25 report from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. 

The global market for spine robots is expected to grow to $139.9 million, according to market research from Data Bridge.

Chad Weber, DO, a surgeon at Wayne HealthCare in Greenville, Ohio, has performed his 1,000th robotic-assisted orthopedic procedure using Stryker Mako's SmartRobotics, according to a Jan. 24 report from the Daily Advocate. 

LewisGale Medical Center in Salem, Va., reached its 100th surgery with the Mazor X Stealth Edition spine robot, the hospital said Jan. 20.

The North Canyon Medical Center in Gooding, Idaho, has added Globus Medical's robotic spinal surgery navigation system, Excelsius GPS, to its practice, according to a Jan. 16 report from Twin Falls, Idaho, CBS affiliate KMVT.

Becker's reported on more than 45 hospitals, health systems and practices adding spine and orthopedic robots in 2022.

Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains, Mo., has become the first healthcare system in the region to add a Mako robot for hip and knee replacement surgeries, according to a Jan. 10 report from Ozark Radio News.

Becker's reported on three places adding spine and orthopedic robots in December: