Robotics

Globus Medical's ExcelsiusGPS spine robot has been used in nearly 30,000 procedures since it launched in 2017, the company announced in its fourth quarter earnings call Feb. 17, as transcribed by The Motley Fool.

Columbus (Ind.) Regional Health has added two surgical robots to its orthopedic surgery department. 

Here are seven medical facilities adding orthopedic surgical robots in January:

Scott Grabill, DO, performed the first robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center in Elizabeth City, N.C., The Daily Advance reported Feb. 11.

Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center completed the first total knee replacement on the East Coast using the newest iteration of Think Surgical's TSolution One robot. 

Several spine and orthopedic surgical robots have advanced in 2021 from FDA approvals to extended applications and reach.

Christus Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, La., said it became the first hospital in Southwest Louisiana to install ExcelsiusGPS, a robot designed to assist surgeons in spine procedures, NBC affiliate KPLC reported Jan. 31.

Two hospitals in Pennsylvania and North Carolina recently expanded their services to include robotic-assisted joint replacements. 

Smith+Nephew's Cori surgical robot has extended its applications to include total hip replacements.

Johnstown, Pa.-based Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center has expanded its services to include robotic-assisted joint replacements, the Conemaugh Health System said Jan. 25.