Derry, N.H.-based Parkland Medical Center has become the first hospital in the state to offer robotic spine surgery, the New Hampshire Union Leader reported Aug. 15.
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Six hospitals have reached notable milestones with surgical robots in the last 90 days.
Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain technology company, raised $205 million in series C funding, Forbes reported Aug. 8.
Becker's reported on nine hospitals and ASCs adding spine and orthopedic surgical robots in July.
Penn Highlands DuBois (Pa.) has performed 200 robotic-assisted hip and knee replacements, WTAJ reported July 29.
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Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health is the latest organization to join a class-action lawsuit that accuses Intuitive Surgical of antitrust behavior and a monopoly position related to its da Vinci surgical robot, Buffalo Business First reports.
Curtis Kephart, MD, performed Delray Medical Center's first knee replacement with the Smith+Nephew's Cori Robot.
The Allegheny Health Network Orthopaedic Institute has completed more than 2,000 robotic-assisted hip and knee replacements with the Mako system at its Saint Vincent Hospital in Erie, Pa., Erie News Now reported July 27.
Rancho Mirage, Calif.-based Eisenhower Health added it's fourth Mako robot, something only four other hospitals have done.
Rapid City, S.D.-based Black Hills Surgical Hospital has added two robots for total hip and knee replacements, Rapid City Journal reported July 22.