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December 29, 2021
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Study: Robotic TKA costs more, takes longer than manual procedure

For experienced high-volume surgeons, robotic total knee arthroplasty was a longer and more costly procedure than manual total knee arthroplasty, with similar lengths of stay and complications, a comparison of cost and quality showed.

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December 01, 2021
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VIDEO: Medtronic aims for innovative approach to minimally invasive spine surgery

In this video from the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting, Carlton Weatherby, vice president and general manager of spine and biologics at Medtronic, speaks on innovation in minimally invasive spine surgery.

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November 09, 2021
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Robotic navigated assistance may improve screw times in posterior spinal fusion

Published results showed an improvement in screw times with the use of robotic navigated assistance within the first several cases of posterior spinal fusion.

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August 18, 2021
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Zimmer Biomet receives FDA 510(k) clearance for direct anterior THA system

Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Rosa Hip System for robotically-assisted direct anterior total hip replacement.

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July 18, 2021
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Robotic surgery pioneer joins Mount Sinai

Mani Menon, MD, has been named chief of strategy and innovation in Mount Sinai Health System’s department of urology.

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July 15, 2021
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Study detects differences in patient-reported outcomes for robotic vs manual TKA

Mixed differences in patient-reported outcomes were seen for patients after total knee arthroplasty performed with robotics vs. without robotics, according to published results.

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June 17, 2021
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PRECISION GRX

Second-generation robotic system in PCI procedures.

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May 27, 2021
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FDA grants fast track status to Illuminare-1, a nerve imaging agent

The FDA granted fast track designation to Illuminare-1, a novel nerve visualization agent that locates and delineates nerves during surgery to avoid nerve injury, according to a manufacturer-issued press release.

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April 30, 2021
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Robotic PCI confers high rates of technical, clinical success

The second generation of a robotic PCI system was associated with high rates of clinical and technical success, according to a presentation at the virtual Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions.

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April 20, 2021
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Robotic-arm assisted THA yielded ‘excellent results’ at 44 months

At 44-month follow-up, primary robotic-arm assisted total hip arthroplasty yielded low pain scores and revision rates, as well as improved functional scores and patient satisfaction, according to published results.

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