The acquisition occurred for an undisclosed sum. Acrobot designs systems for surgeons to preoperatively plan procedures and robotic devices for surgical assistance. Brian Steer, executive chairman of Stanmore, said the company acquired Acrobot because computer-assisted navigation is gaining ground in orthopedic surgery.
Read the Dow Jones report on Stanmore Implants.
Read more about robotics and computer-assisted surgery:
– Orthopedic Surgeons Increasingly Considering Computer-Assistance and Robotics in Knee Surgery
– The Physician’s Role During MAKOplasty: Q&A With Dr. Frank Noyes of Cincinnati SportsMedicine & Orthopaedic Center
– Computer-Assisted Knee Surgery Using the PiGalileo System for Incision Accuracy
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