New Hampshire health system installs robot for spinal surgeries — 3 things to know

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center installed Medtronic’s Mazor X System for complex spinal procedures, reports HIT Infrastructure.

Advertisement

Three things to know:

1. Mazor X is designed for precise positioning of surgical instruments or spinal implants during spine and brain surgery.

2. The device is a multifunctional robotic arm that allows physicians to take a preoperative CT scan of the patient’s spine and maps the patient’s anatomy, showing the surgeons where to insert screws.

3. Mazor X guides the surgical arm into position and translates the surgical plan to trajectory guidance during surgery.

More articles on spine:
Laser Spine Institute co-founders now owe ex-business partner $300M+, judge rules
Academic panel to define best practices for outpatient stem cell procedure
The big trends, issues in spine shaping practices today

At the Becker’s 32nd Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs, taking place October 29-31 in Chicago, ASC leaders, surgeons and healthcare executives will explore strategies to drive growth, enhance operational performance, navigate reimbursement challenges and prepare for the future of ambulatory surgery. Apply for complimentary registration now.

Register to Attend Webinar

160 ambulatory leaders just ranked the EHR as the single system most overdue for AI reinvention

Tuesday, August 11
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

Presenter: Gautam Shah, MBA, FACHDM, NextGen Healthcare

Advertisement

Next Up in Spinal Tech

Advertisement

Comments are closed.