Tag: robotic-assisted surgery
Robotic technology: Where does it find its niche?
Redd Warburton, a senior executive search consultant, specialising in orthopaedics and spine, argues that while there are significant hurdles to overcome for robotics to...
Medtronic announces US commercial launch of Mazor X Stealth Edition
The first US patients have been treated with the Mazor X Stealth Edition (Medtronic) for spine surgery following its commercial launch. The technology offers...
Medtronic completes acquisition of Mazor Robotics
Medtronic today announced it has completed the acquisition of Mazor Robotics. The total value of the transaction is reported at US$1.7 billion, or US$1.3 billion...
Human vs. robot: Robotic-guided S2AI screw placement “safe, accurate, reliable” in...
Both free hand and robotic-guided S2 alar-iliac (S2AI) screw placement prove to be safe, accurate and reliable techniques for achieving spinopelvic fixation. This is...