Robotics

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

Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery Center was among the first ASCs to perform robotic spine surgery with the ExcelsiusGPS system, which it acquired in 2018.

Bowling Green, Ky.-based Med Center Health believes it's the first in the state to install the ExcelsiusGPS Spinal Robot, Bowling Green Daily News reports.

Medical City Fort Worth (Texas) began offering robotic spine surgery in October, D Magazine reports.

Neurosurgeon Raymond Walkup, MD, performed Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery's first surgery with the Globus Spine 1.1 Interbody Solutions System on Oct. 8.

St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, Conn., recently installed the Navio Surgical System for partial and total knee replacements, the Republican American reports.

Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Orthopedic Institute has used Zimmer Biomet's Rosa Knee System in more than 20 procedures since investing in the technology, Spectrum News 1 reported Oct. 18.

Camden Whitaker, MD, is now using Mazor X Stealth Edition robotic technology at Wichita, Kan.-based Wesley Medical Center, according to a September announcement.

Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville, N.C., recently added an ExcelsiusGPS robot to its spine program, ABC affiliate WLOS reports.

Reston (Va.) Hospital Center is offering augmented reality technology for spine surgeries, according to an Oct. 14 report from Reston Now.