Robotics

Hillsboro, Ohio-based Highland District Hospital acquired Smith+Nephew's CORI Surgical System.

A pair of New York hospitals installed Mako robotic arms to supplement their joint replacement services, The Post Star reports.

During NuVasive's second-quarter earnings call, CEO Chris Barry said the timeline for its Pulse robotic system for spine surgery has been further delayed, according to Seeking Alpha.

Arkansas Surgical Hospital in Little Rock has purchased a Rosa Knee system to assist orthopedic surgeons in total knee replacements, NBC affiliate KARK.com reports.

Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Minn., installed a Mako robot for hip and knee replacements July 30, Mankato Free Press reports.

Bend, Ore.-based Cascade Surgicenter is reportedly the first ASC in Central Oregon to provide total hip and total knee replacements with Stryker's Mako robot.

Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health Systems held a "topping off" ceremony July 28 to mark the halfway point of the construction of its Orthopedic and Robotic Surgery Center, Chillicothe Gazette reports.

Rochester Regional Health's United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia, N.Y., recently acquired the ROSA Knee system, with Matthew Landfried, MD, the first surgeon to use the robot at the facility, The Batavian reports.

CHI St. Alexius Health in Bismarck, N.D., has implemented the ROSA Knee robotic system to assist orthopedic surgeons in knee replacement procedures, local NBC affiliate KFYR TV reports.

Orthopedic surgeon Mark Gittins, DO, has completed five total knee replacements with Smith+Nephew's Cori Surgical System, a newly approved handheld robotic device.