Neurosurgeon Anna Terry, MD, of Methuen, Mass.-based Holy Family Hospital, is one of a few physicians in the hospital's region trained to use a newly acquired surgical robot, The Eagle-Tribune reported Nov. 28.
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Several medtech companies have shared their most recent quarterly earnings reports in the last two months and provided insight into their surgical robot products.
Smith+Nephew has launched its Cori surgical system for total and partial knee replacements in the U.K.
Becker's Spine Review reported on six hospitals and practices adding spine and orthopedic robots since Sept. 23.
Robots have transformed many industries, but will they revolutionize healthcare the way some medical device companies and surgeons say they will?
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Vidant Orthopedics in Greenville, N.C., installed Zimmer Biomet's Rosa robot for total knee replacements, Reflector reported Nov. 18.
St. Joseph, Mich.-based Spectrum Health Lakeland added the Mazor X Stealth Edition robotic guidance platform, according to a Nov. 15 news release.
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.
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.