Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho, has implemented three robotic technologies to bolster its spine surgical care, according to a Nov. 16 Coeur d'Alene Press report.
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Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, and Paul Park, MD, were the first surgeons to use the ExcelsiusGPS Interbody Solutions system, Globus Medical said in a Nov. 12 news release.
Medtronic selected University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center as the second site east of the Mississippi River for the Stealth Autoguide robotic guidance platform, according to a Nov. 11 press release.
Warwick, R.I.-based Kent Hospital has started using the Mako robot in total joint procedures, according to a November press release.
Shreveport, La.-based Willis-Knighton Health System is among the first in the state to implement the Rosa Knee robot, the Bossier Press-Tribune reported Nov. 12.
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Spine surgery has advanced significantly over the past decade, with minimally invasive surgery and robotic spine surgery drawing increased interest from surgeons.
Rome, Ga.-based Floyd Medical Center performed its first robot-assisted surgery, according to a Nov. 5 press release.
Bingham Memorial Hospital in Blackfoot, Idaho, has performed more than 1,000 robotic hip and knee replacements with Stryker's Mako system, ABC affiliate Local News 8 reported Nov. 5.
Flagstaff (Ariz.) Bone & Joint's Amber Randall, MD, has performed more than 1,800 robotic-assisted knee replacements, according to Flagstaff Business News.
In the past month, Becker's Spine Review has reported on nine hospitals and surgery centers that have installed spine robots: