The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London is the first National Health Service hospital in the U.K. to install the Orbeye 4K-3D Microscope, med-technews.com reported Jan. 21.
Robotics
DePuy Synthes' Velys robotic-assisted solution on Jan. 19 received FDA clearance for use with the Attune total knee system.
Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health's Brent Knudson, DO, completed the region's first total knee replacement with Zimmer Biomet's Rosa Knee Jan. 11, the Minot Daily News reports.
Providence-based Ortho Rhode Island's Ian Madom, MD, started using the ExcelsiusGPS spine robot more than one year ago and now uses the technology in about half of his surgeries, The Independent reported Jan. 14.
Providence-based Ortho Rhode Island's Robert Marchand, MD, praised the effect of robotics on his practice 10 years after he completed his first robotic-assisted joint replacement at South County Hospital in South Kingstown, R.I., The Independent reports.
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The Defense Logistics Agency awarded veteran-owned company Fidelis Sustainability Distribution its medical equipment electronic catalog contract valued at up to $45 million over five years.
Sioux Center (Iowa) Health purchased Stryker's Mako robotic arm, a first for Sioux County, according to a Jan. 8 report from Sioux Center News.
Abrazo Scottsdale Campus' first robotic knee replacement with Smith+Nephew's Cori system was completed by James Chow, MD, who helped design the device, according to Scottsdale Progress.
South Korea-based Yonsei University Health system opened a surgical robot training facility, according to a Dec. 22 report from the Korea Biomedical Review.
India-based Sakra World Hospital is the first in the world to introduce an active robotic knee replacement system, according to a Dec. 15 report from BioSpectrum.