Medtronic's spine robot: 5 things to know

Robotics

Mazor X is Medtronic's flagship spine robot, and its Stealth edition includes enabling technologies including navigation, 3-D imaging, robotics and powered surgical tools.

Here are five things to know: 

1. In 2018, Medtronic acquired Mazor robotics and its spine robot in a $1.7 billion deal.

2. In 2019 the Mazor X Stealth edition was launched. The first cases using the technology were completed  Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare and Reston (Va.) Hospital Center.

3. Medtronic co-developed the Mazor X Stealth edition. It used Medtronic's Stealth software with Mazor's robotics platform.

4. The Mazor X robot costs about $550,000 to $850,000 and has a disposable supply cost of about $1,500 per case, according to the Journal of the AAOS.

5. Medtronic's robot and other enabling technologies remain a key factor in the company's financial success. Its spine business has grown 7% year over year in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, and robotics and enabling technology is driving that, according to CEO Geoff Martha

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