Robotics

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.

Parker (Colo.) Adventist Hospital added Zimmer Biomet's Rosa Knee for joint replacements, local news affiliate KDVR reported May 16.

Globus Medical's ExcelsiusGPS is changing how spine surgery is performed at the University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, Kansas City Business Journal reported May 17.

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. 

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.