From FDA approvals to surgery milestones, here are 10 spine and orthopedic robotic achievements that Becker's reported on in 2024:
1. Muncie-based Central Indiana Orthopedics acquired its fifth Mako robot and surpassed 3,000 procedures using the technology.
2. Johnson & Johnson's Velys robot was used in unicompartmental knee replacements for the first time after being launched in August 2024.
3. The first cases with Stryker's Mako Spine robot were completed ahead of its anticipated launch.
4. Coastal Orthopedics reached its 1,000th robot-assisted knee replacement since adding Stryker's Mako robot in 2021.
5. Orthopedic surgeon Richard Bransford, MD, began utilizing robotics for minimally invasive spine surgeries at the University of Washington Medicine in Seattle.
6. Orthopedic surgeon Phillip Myers, DO, of Singing River Orthopedics in Ocean Spring, Miss., is the first surgeon in the state to perform surgery using an augmented reality technology called HipInsight.
7. Globus Medical received FDA 510(k) clearance for its ExcelsiusFlex orthopedics robot.
8. William Doran, DO, orthopedic surgeon and joint replacement specialist at TidalHealth Orthopedics in Seaford, Del., completed his 1,000th joint replacement procedure using Stryker's Mako robot.
9. Zimmer Biomet earned FDA clearance for the Rosa Shoulder robot.
10. Orthopedic surgeon Chelsey Durgin, MD, completed his 1,000th successful case with the Mako Surgical Robotic System.