KB Medical, a Swiss firm, has announced that its AQrate robotic system has been used in a lumbar fusion procedure at the Neurosurgery Department of Hôpital du Valais in Sion, Switzerland. Four pedicle screws were implanted via a minimally invasive posterior approach procedure. The robot was used to plan the operation, guide the positioning of instruments, and create holes for placing the screws.
The system helps to work within densely packed and fragile tissue, offering a steady hand that the surgeon can use to move within challenging anatomy.
The company believes its technology will improve spinal surgeries by offering high levels of accuracy, as well as reduced time in the OR and hence lower exposure to radiation
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