Robotics

The FDA has recognized multiple robots and navigation systems made for spine and orthopedic surgeries in 2022.

Point Robotics MedTech's Point Kinguide system received FDA 510(k) clearance.

HCA Florida Mercy Hospital in Miami has become one of the first in the state to offer Stryker Mako robotic-arm assisted total hip replacements. 

A Wisconsin health system that recently reached its 1,000th surgery and three other recent robotic surgery milestones to know:

Two neurosurgeons recently completed their 100th robotic-assisted surgeries.

Charles Seal, MD, recently completed his 100th robotic-assisted spine surgery with Globus Medical's ExcelsiusGPS.

Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute has added two total joint replacement robots at its ASCs, the hospital said Aug. 15.

A general surgeon at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, Wis., has performed the clinic's 1,000th robotic surgery, according to an Aug. 14 report from the La Crosse Tribune.

Salem, Va.-based LewisGale Medical Center's orthopedic surgeon Phillip Patterson, MD, performed the region's first robotic total knee replacement, The Roanoke Star reported Aug. 12.

Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tenn., has added an orthopedic surgical robot to its team, expanding its robotic surgery program, The Chattanoogan reported Aug. 11.