WVU Medicine, PARS Brain and Spine Institute begin robotic surgery program — 4 insights

Robotics

WVU Medicine Camden Clark and PARS Brain and Spine Institute partnered to acquire Globus Medical's Excelsius Robot, a minimally invasive spine operating robot, the Parkersburg News and Sentinel reports.

What you should know:

1. The Parkersburg, W.Va.-based organizations began using the robot Nov. 20.

2. They believe they are the first hospital in West Virginia to have the robotic system, which combines computer-assisted navigation with a robotic arm.

3. Two PARS physicians joined Camden Clark to use the robot.

4. Globus is expected to add additional capabilities to the robot system as technology evolves.

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