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.
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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.
Monroe (Wis.) Clinic Orthopedics reached its 100th surgery with Stryker's Mako robot, according to a Dec. 11 report from the Journal Standard.
Allegheny Health Network Orthopaedic Institute has marked 1,500 surgeries with Stryker's Mako robot at Pittsburgh-based Allegheny General Hospital, according to a Dec. 9 press release.
RI.Insights, designed by Smith+Nephew, enables orthopedic surgeons to benchmark robotic surgical experiences with other users to improve preoperative planning and patient reported outcome measures.
Kankakee, Ill.-based Riverside Healthcare is reportedly the first hospital in the Midwest to use the Cirq robot for minimally invasive spine surgery, the Daily Journal reports.