Robotics

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based HCA East Florida acquired 13 surgical robots to be used for minimally invasive surgery.

Meagen Fernandez, DO, has completed more than 200 robotic-assisted pediatric spine surgeries at Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Musculoskeletal Institute.

Stryker's Mako robot costs about $1 million, but the payoffs for two centers that acquired it are priceless.

Rosa Knee has won Orthopedic Product Innovation of the Year at the 2021 Healthcare Asia Medtech Awards.

More device companies are launching spine robots, which are anticipated to play a key role in the future of spine surgery, advancing far beyond their current capabilities related to the placement of pedicle screws.

A Mako robot has arrived at Magnolia (Ark.) Regional Medical Center, which has scheduled the first two cases with the system for June 7, according to the Magnolia Reporter.

JFK Medical Center North Campus in West Palm Beach, Fla., debuted Stryker's Mako robot for joint replacements.

Magnolia (Ark.) Regional Medical Center's board of directors is meeting May 24 to discuss the possibility of purchasing a surgical robot, according to the Magnolia Reporter.

Covenant Health Plainview (Texas) has expanded its orthopedic surgery offerings with the addition of ROSA, the robotic surgical system, MyPlainview reported May 21. 

Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network is the first health system in that region to acquire the Mazor X robot, which is changing how surgeons operate on spine patients.