Patients who had robot-assisted total knee replacements had lower complication rates in the first three months after surgery, researchers at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery found.
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The benefits of spine robots are widely touted, but some surgeons see the technology in its current format as providing more hype than real clinical advantage.
Zimmer Biomet has recalled its Rosa One 3.1 brain application because of a software error that could lead to the misplacement of instruments during neurosurgical procedures.
West Boca Medical Center is the first hospital in Boca Raton, Fla., to feature the CORI Surgical System for knee replacement surgery, according to an Oct. 29 report in South Florida Hospital News.
Clyde, N.C.-based Haywood Regional Medical Center now offers robot-assisted knee replacement surgery, according to an Oct. 26 report by The Mountaineer.
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Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie, Ga., added Stryker's Mako robot for total knee replacements.
Medtronic's Mazor X is the first dedicated robot-assisted spine surgery platform launching in Canada, the company announced Oct. 25.
Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth Hospital Kent Campus added the 7D Flash navigation system for spine surgery, CBS affiliate WBOC reported Oct. 13.
From a revealing study about surgical robot technology to debut surgeries, here are seven key updates on spine and orthopedic robots in the third quarter.
Francisco Ponce, MD, completed the first cranial surgery with Globus Medical's ExcelsiusGPS navigation system, according to a Sept. 27 news release.