Robotics

  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.

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:

MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., has completed more than 50 spine surgeries with the Cirq robotic arm since it installed the device this summer, WTOP reports.

Robotic spine surgery has allowed surgeons to plan where each pedicle screw and interbody cage will be placed preoperatively, and guides them through that plan during surgery. 

Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Minn., has completed its first orthopedic surgery using a robotic arm, according to an Oct. 27 KEYC report.