Colorado hospital performs its 1st procedure with Mazor robotic guidance platform — 3 insights

Spine

Spine surgeons at HCA Healthcare's Swedish Medical Center completed the hospital's first spine surgery with the Mazor X Stealth Edition platform.

What you should know:

1. The Englewood, Colo.-based hospital used the system to treat a patient who fell from a tree.

2. Hospital neurosurgeon Peter Syre, MD, touted the system's many patient-facing advantages, including less postsurgical pain and a decreased chance of future surgery.

3. Swedish Medical Center believes it is one of the first hospital's in the Rocky Mountain region to install the surgical planning device.

Swedish Medical Center is an affiliate of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare.

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