Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center was the first medical center in the U.S. to use Think Surgical's TSolution One Total Knee Application, performing a procedure on a 64-year-old woman Feb. 10.
Robotics
A 14-year-old girl was reportedly the first patient in the U.K. with scoliosis to undergo spine surgery with Medtronic's Mazor X Stealth Edition, according to Brinkwire.
Warren, Ohio-based Trumbull Regional Medical Center acquired Mako surgical robots to assist with total joint replacement procedures, Business Journal Daily reports.
Zachary Smith, MD, recently left Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital to join the neurosurgery department and robotic spine surgery team at Oklahoma City-based OU Medicine.
Surgeons at Whitefish, Mont.-based North Valley Hospital have logged 85 surgeries with the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Technology, NBC Montana reports.
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Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph (Mo.) recently surpassed 100 robotic surgeries with the Medtronic's Mazor X, reports News Press Now.
Winnsboro, La.-based Franklin Medical Center plans to purchase a cautery unit and a surgical robot for orthopedic procedures, The Franklin Sun reports.
Lafayette (La.) Surgical Specialty Hospital launched a robotics-assisted joint replacement program, local outlet News15 reports.
Federal Way, Wash.-based St. Francis Hospital recently added robotic spine surgery to its list of services, reports P&T Community.
Oklahoma City-based OU Medical Center is now offering robotic-assisted spine surgery, reports OU Daily.