Robotic Surgery

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Second-generation robotic system in PCI procedures.

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.

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.

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.