Lakes Surgery Center in Michigan has purchased Mazor Robotics' Renaissance system, the first ASC in the United States to do so.
"We believe the system will differentiate our facility by enabling us to raise the level of patient care for spinal endoscopy as well as for other spine procedures," says Jennifer Butterfield, CEO of the Bloomfield-based facility.
According to Israel-based Mazor Robotics, the Renaissance's image-guided technology, which is already being used by hospitals nationwide, is best suited for percutaneous posterior thoracolumbar approaches; treating scoliosis and other complex spinal deformities; pedicle, trans-facet and trans-laminar screw fixation; and performing osteotomies and biopsies.
The system will let physicians perform basic spine procedures such as endoscopic discectomies in the outpatient setting, says the company, which will benefit the approximately 300,000 patients who seek surgery each year to relieve debilitating back pain.
The demand of minimally invasive spine has grown significantly, says Kevin Lee, MD, a neurosurgeon and pain management specialist at Lakes Surgery Center. He believes the Renaissance system will let him target surgical sites more safely and more accurately, leading to shorter procedure times, less radiation exposure to staff and patients and fewer complications.
"As technology advances we see improvement in patient outcomes," says Dr. Lee. "The Renaissance is the next step in the evolution of incorporating state-of-the-art technology for better patient care."
Daniel Cook
