Robotics

Orthopedic surgeon Brian Blackwood, MD, has completed 5,000 robotic-assisted joint replacements using Stryker’s Mako robot.  Dr. Blackwood, a surgeon at Boulder, Colo.-based BoulderCentre for Orthopedics & Spine, completed the procedure on April 30, according to a May 8 press release…

The spine robots market is growing with new systems and innovations arising.  Here are nine spine robots to know: Mazor X (Medtronic): Medtronic acquired Mazor robotics in 2018 along with its spine robot in a $1.7 billion deal. The following…

Zimmer Biomet’s ROSA knee robot has been used in 350,000 cases since it launched, and it is the No. 2 player in the U.S., CEO Ivan Tornos said in a May 5 earnings call.  Now the company is eyeing the…

MemorialCare Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center has performed two milestone procedures using Stryker’s Mako robotic technology. MemorialCare is the first hospital in the world to complete a robotic hip revision using Stryker’s Mako Total Hip system with 5.0 Advanced Primary…

LEM Surgical’s Dynamis robot for spine surgery earned FDA 510(k) clearance, according to an April 24 news release.  The robot is the first multi-arm system for hard tissue surgery. Two arms are for surgical guidance, and one is for optical…

Medford, Ore.-based Southern Oregon Orthopedics is now offering robot-assisted joint replacements using Stryker’s Mako robot and the Velys robotic system.  Robotic joint replacements offer a number of benefits to patients, including faster recovery, more accurate implant placements, better patient outcomes…

Charles City, Iowa-based Floyd County Medical Center has become the first hospital in the state to use Stryker’s Mako 4 robot, according to an April 18 report from KCHA News.  The first procedure was performed on April 9 by orthopedic…

Think Surgical has announced the first use of Maxx Orthopedics’ Freedom total knee implant utilizing the TMINI miniature robotic system. The procedure was performed by David Cashen, MD, a joint replacement specialist at Coastal Orthopedics Surgery Center in Bradenton, Fla.,…

Spine robots are going to become more versatile with expanded applications, spine surgeon Peter Miller, MD, PhD, predicts. Dr. Miller, of Iredell Memorial Hospital in Statesville, N.C., completed his 100th case using Medtronic’s Mazor robot on April 1. He spoke…

Here are 10 practices and hospitals adding spine and orthopedic robots in the first quarter of 2025: Note: This is not an exhaustive list. January Jonesboro, Ark.-based NEA Baptist added the Mako SmartRobotics system for hip replacement procedures. Glendale, Ariz.-based…