Robotics

Spinal device company Accelus recently appointed Kevin Foley, MD, as its first chief robotics officer.

The Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute has added six robots to its surgical arsenal.

Christus Southeast Texas St. Elizabeth in Beaumont has added a spine robot to assist surgeons with the implantation of pedicle screws among other techniques, ABC and NBC affiliate KBMT reported April 13.

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health became the first in southwest Florida to add the ExcelsiusGPS robot for spine surgery.

David Dvorak invested $5 million in Think Surgical, a medtech company behind the TSolution One total knee replacement surgical robot.

Hudson Regional Hospital received five Center of Excellence designations from the Surgical Review Corp., including two robotic nods.

Hamilton, N.Y.-based Community Memorial Hospital launched a robotic surgery program in partnership with Hamilton Orthopedics Spine and Sports Medicine, The Daily Sentinel reported April 5.

James Leipzig, MD, recently completed his 85th case using Medtronic's Mazor X Stealth robotic surgical system.

A California spine surgeon recently completed his 100th spine procedure using Globus Medical's ExcelsiusGPS robot.

Orthopedic joint replacement robots can be a major asset to hospitals and health systems.