Robotics

Two hospitals with Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health are among the first to use the Cirq robotic arm for spine surgeries in the U.S., according to an Oct. 13 press release.

Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho, is reportedly one of the first facilities in the country to implement the ExcelsiusGPS Interbody Solutions platform, according to an Oct. 12 news release.

Oswego (N.Y.) Health added the Navio Surgical System to its Center for Orthopedic Care surgery center this year to assist with robotically-assisted knee arthroplasty.

Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Hospital has installed a Mazor X robot to assist surgeons during spine procedures, NBC affiliate WGEM reported Oct. 2.

Robotics is picking up steam in spine and orthopedics, with emerging surgeons particularly drawn to the latest technologies in their specialties.

Neurosurgeon Michael Kachmann, MD, was reportedly the first physician to perform a robotic-assisted spinal fusion with the Mazor X Stealth Edition at an outpatient surgery center in Ohio.

Olympia (Wash.) Orthopaedic Associates acquired a Mako robot to perform partial and total knee and hip replacements, Thurston Talk reports.

DuBois, Pa.-based Penn Highlands Healthcare installed Stryker's Mako robots at two locations in its system to assist with total joint replacements, GANTNews reports.

Four orthopedic surgeons at Blackfoot, Idaho-based Bingham Memorial Hospital are trained to use Stryker's Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery System, according to the Bingham County Chronicle.

West Monroe, La.-based Glenwood Regional Medical Center purchased an ExcelsiusGPS, according to The News Star.