Benjamin Burch, MD, became the first surgeon in northern Mississippi to use SeaSpine's Flash navigation system, according to a Nov. 30 announcement in the Oxford Eagle.
Robotics
David Eggert, MD, completed his 1,000th surgery using Stryker's Mako robot, the Ripon Commonwealth Press reported Nov. 27.
Columbus (Ind.) Regional Health added Medtronic's StealthStation S8 and O-arm systems, the hospital said Nov. 11.
Think Surgical added three members to its sales leadership team.
Foothill Regional Medical Center in Tustin, Calif. reached a milestone with its Mako knee robot.
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Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood, N.J., added Globus Medical's Excelsius GPS robot for spine surgery, the hospital said Nov. 14.
Lehigh Valley Health Network-Muhlenberg in Bethlehem, Pa. recieved $1 million in state funding to purchase a new O-arm from Medtronic, lehighvalleylive.com reported Nov. 11.
Becker's reported on four hospitals onboarding spine and orthopedic robots in October:
Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven, Miss. became the first hospital in northern Mississippi to install Globus Medical's ExcelsiusGPS robot.
Kevin Sagers, DO, the only orthopedic surgeon certified in robot-assisted knee revision procedures, is using Mountain Point Medical Center's newest technology.