Bingham Memorial Hospital in Blackfoot, Idaho, has performed more than 1,000 robotic hip and knee replacements with Stryker's Mako system, ABC affiliate Local News 8 reported Nov. 5.
The Mako robot uses imaging software to create a joint model to ensure implants are accurately placed. It is designed to protect soft tissue and ligaments from damage.
Four orthopedic surgeons are trained to use the robot: David Peterson, DO, Nathan Richardson, MD, Nicholas Pearson, DO, and Benjamin Allen, MD.
Bingham Memorial Hospital was reportedly the first hospital in Idaho to perform a Mako-assisted total knee replacement in 2017.