Scott Yerger, MD, is one of several surgeons using Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery for total and partial hip and knee replacements at Lafayette (La.) General Health, The Advocate reports.
Robotics
Surgeons at Abrazo Arrowhead Campus have performed over 5,000 robot-assisted surgical procedures, with more than 1,000 in 2019 alone, according to AZ Big Media.
Medtech startup Vicarious Surgical received the FDA's breakthrough device designation for its robotically assisted surgical device, Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry reports.
Roland Kent, MD, completed about 80 spine procedures with Globus Medical's ExcelsiusGPS robotic navigation system since Northwest Specialty Hospital installed the system in April, The Journal of Business reports.
New York City-based Northwell Health recently launched a robotics program for total joint replacements at four of its hospitals in Long Island, N.Y., reports The Island Now.
Advertisement
Woodbridge, Va.-based Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center acquired a da Vinci XI Surgical System it plans to use for minimally invasive surgery, the Potomac Local reports.
The Royal London Hospital in England performed the first robotic-assisted procedure in the U.K. with Silony Medical's Verticale MIS Posterior Spinal Fixation System, Markets Business Insider reported Nov. 25.
John Masterson, MD, is one of four orthopedic surgeons who will have access to new robotic-arm technology for hip and knee replacements at Brownwood (Texas) Regional Medical Center, according to the Brownwood Bulletin.
Surgical Review Corp. named Portsmouth (N.H.) Regional Hospital a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery, fosters.com reports.
London Bridge Hospital in England is the first hospital in the U.K. to incorporate the ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System for spine surgery into its practice, reports LangBuisson.