Anchorage-based Alaska Native Medical Center has acquired the da Vinci XI Surgical System, a surgical robot that assists surgeons in minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures, the center announced May 6.
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Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health installed Zimmer Biomet's Rosa Knee, local affiliate WHAM reported May 14.
Irvine, Calif.-based ClearPoint Neuro has partnered with San Diego-based D&K Engineering to develop a robotic system.
The global surgical robot market is projected to hit $14.4 billion by 2026, up from about $6.4 billion in 2021, according to a report by MarketsandMarkets.
Becker's Spine Review reported on five robot acquisitions for spine and orthopedic surgery in April.
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Robert Marchand, MD, estimates that he has performed 1,200 robotic joint replacements in 2020 and has live-streamed at least one case per day since the COVID-19 pandemic began, The Boston Globe reports.
The global surgical robot market is projected to reach $14.4 billion by 2026, up from about $6.4 billion in 2021, according to a reports by MarketsandMarkets.
Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho, is one of three hospitals and the first private hospital in the U.S. to acquire two ExcelsiusGPS spine robots.
Kingsport, Tenn.-based Holston Valley Medical Center has expanded its robotic surgery offerings with the addition of the da Vinci Xi surgical system, according to a May 4 LinkedIn post.
The co-founder and president of Neuralink, a brain tech company owned by Elon Musk, has stepped down.