Robotics

Robotics in spine are here to stay according to three prominent spine surgeons. Here's what they had to say about the future of robotics in spine.

Summit, N.J.-based Overlook Medical Center successfully completed New Jersey's first procedure with Zimmer Biomet's Rosa Brain robotic system, Tap Into Clark reports.

Jean-Philippe Langevin, MD, is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon at Pacific Neuroscience Institute in Santa Monica, Calif., and chief of neurosurgery at Greater Los Angeles Veteran Affairs Healthcare System. He specializes in the surgical treatment of movement disorders, epilepsy and psychiatric conditions.

Mark Giovanini, MD, is a neurosurgeon with NeuroMicroSpine, a Pensacola, Fla.-based spine practice focused on minimally invasive spinal procedures.

NuVasive has traditionally focused technology on spinal instrumentation, implants and procedures with the XLIF, LessRay and other technologies.

Robotic devicemaker Intuitive added Stanford (Calif.) University Medical Center's Amy Ladd, MD, to its board, effective Aug. 1.

The neurosurgery team at Summit, N.J.-based Overlook Medical Center of Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System is using the ROSA Brain robot for minimally invasive brain surgery, reports ROI NJ.

During the second quarter conference call, as transcribed by Seeking Alpha, Stryker's Katherine Owen gave an update on the company's Mako Surgical robotic technology line.

Board-certified neurosurgeon Roger Frankel, MD, is president of Atlanta Brain and Spine Care and medical director of the Piedmont Hospital Spine Center Quality Program in Atlanta. 

Duc Giang General Hospital in Han Noi, Vietnam, used a robot to perform corrective surgery on a patient with spinal tuberculosis, reports Asia One.