ZIMMER BIOMET JOINS MARCH OF ROBOTICS (Orthopedics This Week)
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. is joining Stryker Corporation, Smith & Nephew plc and Medtronic plc in the robotics gold rush.
On July 18, 2016, Zimmer Biomet announced it will acquire 59% of a French-based robotic manufacturer, named Medtech SA.
ROSA System
Medtech, based in Montpellier, France, was founded in 2002 by Bertin Nahum. The company designs, develops and markets the ROSA robotic device, an "innovative robotic applications to assist surgeons during their medico-surgical interventions, " according to the Medtech press release.
The ROSA system was designed for various neurological procedures. The company says the system is "comparable to a 'GPS' for the brain, " and can be used for "any type of cranial procedure requiring surgical planning with preoperative data, patient registration and precise positioning and handling of instruments."
It is the only robotic assistant approved for neurosurgical procedures in clinical use in Europe, the U.S. and Canada.
The company stated the system has an advanced haptic capability that gives the neurosurgeon the ability to easily guide the instruments by hand within the limi...
