Medtronic wanted to partner with surgeons on all aspects of surgery, not just create an enhanced robotic experience. Hugo was designed to respond to surgeons’ wants and needs — like ergonomic comfort ...

Orthopedic surgeons from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have developed two new prediction tools aimed at identifying total hip and knee replacement patients who are ...

It’s not brain surgery — it’s AI-assisted brain surgery. Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing health care, and surgeons operating on brain tumors need the speed and accuracy that AI can deliver.

Maria Iliakova, a surgeon who formerly worked at Mercy Iowa City, has invented a “vending machine” to keep track of surgical tools in operating rooms, decreasing the delays that sometimes occur when ...

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ROCHESTER, Minn. — For people with severe arthritis pain in the knee joints, knee replacement is a viable option to improve their quality of life. Orthopedic surgeons now have a new tool for knee ...

A major trend in cardiac surgery is what’s called the “hybrid approach,” which can involve applying open and catheter-based ...

An arm assisted robot, Mako, is the newest technology at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. “I leave the operating room much more confidently doing a robotic surgery,” said Dr. Joseph Ward. Mako ...

One problem with being an ergonomist is the overwhelming urge to fix everything with a bad design. Susan Hallbeck, associate professor of industrial engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, ...