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Robots will never replace surgeons, but can prove useful partners: 3 spine surgeons weigh in
Robotic spine surgery has allowed surgeons to plan where each pedicle screw and interbody cage will be placed preoperatively, and guides them through that plan during surgery. -
Mayo Clinic Mankato performs its 1st robotic-assisted orthopedic surgery
Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Minn., has completed its first orthopedic surgery using a robotic arm, according to an Oct. 27 KEYC report. -
Spinal deformity will be the next robotic evolution, says Dr. Raymond Walkup
Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery Center was among the first ASCs to perform robotic spine surgery with the ExcelsiusGPS system, which it acquired in 2018. -
Kentucky hospital offering robotic spine surgery
Bowling Green, Ky.-based Med Center Health believes it's the first in the state to install the ExcelsiusGPS Spinal Robot, Bowling Green Daily News reports. -
Texas hospital adds robotic spine surgery
Medical City Fort Worth (Texas) began offering robotic spine surgery in October, D Magazine reports. -
New robotic software used at Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery Center for first time
Neurosurgeon Raymond Walkup, MD, performed Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery's first surgery with the Globus Spine 1.1 Interbody Solutions System on Oct. 8. -
Connecticut hospital installs knee replacement robot
St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, Conn., recently installed the Navio Surgical System for partial and total knee replacements, the Republican American reports. -
Kentucky orthopedic group invests in robotics; Dr. Jeffrey Stimac sees endless applications
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Orthopedic Institute has used Zimmer Biomet's Rosa Knee System in more than 20 procedures since investing in the technology, Spectrum News 1 reported Oct. 18. -
Dr. Camden Whitaker debuts robotics tech at Kansas hospital
Camden Whitaker, MD, is now using Mazor X Stealth Edition robotic technology at Wichita, Kan.-based Wesley Medical Center, according to a September announcement. -
North Carolina hospital installs $1M spine robot
Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville, N.C., recently added an ExcelsiusGPS robot to its spine program, ABC affiliate WLOS reports. -
Virginia hospital adds augmented reality for spine surgery
Reston (Va.) Hospital Center is offering augmented reality technology for spine surgeries, according to an Oct. 14 report from Reston Now. -
Smith+Nephew's big bet on robotic knee surgery — Insights from the program's director
Smith+Nephew entered the orthopedic robotic surgery space with its Cori robotic knee surgery system in mid-2020. Sara Schneider, Smith+Nephew's director of robotics program management, spoke to Medical Device & Outsourcing about the company's approach to robotics. -
2 MedStar Health Hospitals first to use Cirq Robotic Arm
Two hospitals with Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health are among the first to use the Cirq robotic arm for spine surgeries in the U.S., according to an Oct. 13 press release. -
Physician-owned hospital installs latest Globus Medical system for spine surgery
Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho, is reportedly one of the first facilities in the country to implement the ExcelsiusGPS Interbody Solutions platform, according to an Oct. 12 news release. -
New York surgery center adds robotic services
Oswego (N.Y.) Health added the Navio Surgical System to its Center for Orthopedic Care surgery center this year to assist with robotically-assisted knee arthroplasty. -
Dr. Neil Wright touts impact of spine robot at Illinois hospital
Quincy, Ill.-based Blessing Hospital has installed a Mazor X robot to assist surgeons during spine procedures, NBC affiliate WGEM reported Oct. 2. -
Robotics is the next step for spine, total joints: 3 administrators weigh in
Robotics is picking up steam in spine and orthopedics, with emerging surgeons particularly drawn to the latest technologies in their specialties. -
Dr. Michael Kachmann performs milestone robotic spine surgery at Ohio surgery center
Neurosurgeon Michael Kachmann, MD, was reportedly the first physician to perform a robotic-assisted spinal fusion with the Mazor X Stealth Edition at an outpatient surgery center in Ohio. -
Washington orthopedic practice acquires Mako robot, begins offering joint replacements
Olympia (Wash.) Orthopaedic Associates acquired a Mako robot to perform partial and total knee and hip replacements, Thurston Talk reports. -
Penn Highlands installs Mako robot
DuBois, Pa.-based Penn Highlands Healthcare installed Stryker's Mako robots at two locations in its system to assist with total joint replacements, GANTNews reports.
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