Intuitive Surgical, manufacturer of the da Vinci robotic surgical system, has honored Florida urologist Robert Carey, MD, PhD, for performing more than 2,000 robotic surgeries, the Herald-Tribune reported March 15.
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Spine device company NuVasive submitted its Pulse system and associated robotics application for approval in February.
Spine surgeons at Abrazo West Campus in Goodyear, Ariz., are offering robotic surgery with Globus Medical's ExcelsiusGPS system, the Daily Independent reported March 3.
Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute became the first West Coast hospital to use Medtronic's Mazor X Stealth Edition robotic platform.
Harlingen, Texas-based Valley Baptist Medical Center is reportedly the first hospital in the region to install Brainlab's robotic imaging system,KRGV reported March 1.
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Fusion Robotics is the latest device company to receive FDA clearance for a spine robot.
Neurosurgeon Sharad Rajpal, MD, completed Louisville, Colo.-based Centura-Avista Adventist Hospital's first spinal fusion involving Midas Rex high-speed drills with Medtronic's Mazor robot., Colorado Hometown Weekly reported Feb. 23.
Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk is developing the Neuralink surgical robot that will be used for neuroscience.
The first robotic-assisted total knee replacement at St. Francis - Emory Healthcare in Columbus, Ga., was performed by George Zimmerman, DO, WRBL reported Feb. 22.
Ohio had the most centers that adopted surgical robots for spine and orthopedic procedures in 2020, with seven hospitals and health systems adding technology.