Robotics

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.

Olympia, Wash.-based Capital Medical Center recently installed the Mako robotic system for hip and knee replacements, reports Thurston Talk.

Johnson & Johnson affiliate Ethicon kept most of its robotic surgical tool patent after Intuitive Surgical attempted to get it thrown out, Mass Device reports.

Here are 12 facilities that installed robotic surgical devices this year:

Seven spine surgeons discuss robotics in spine surgery and how the technology will develop in the field.

Orthopedic surgeon John Daniels, MD, is offering robotic-assisted joint replacements with Stryker's Mako system.

Dudley Private Hospital is acquiring a $1 million ROSA robotic surgical assistant for total knee replacement surgery, Central Western Daily reports.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock is reportedly the first hospital in the state to purchase an ExcelsiusGPS robotic system for spine surgery, reports NBC affiliate KARK.