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.
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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.
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Becker's reported on three places adding spine and orthopedic robots in December:
Paris-based Ganymed Robotics raised an additional 15 million Euros, or approximately $15.9 million, in Series B funding, the company said Jan. 4.
From milestones to next steps in development, here are nine key updates in spine and orthopedic robotics from the fourth quarter of 2022:
Lon M. Baronne, II, MD, has reached his 600th case using Globus Medical's ExcelsiusGPS since receiving it in 2018, KLFY reported Dec. 13.
Becker's reported on X places adding spine and orthopedic robots in November: