Dual-use system offers standalone navigation and an active robotics platform for flexibility in approach and planning.

OrthoSpin’s robot-assisted external fixation system for orthopedic treatments is a platform used in DePuy Synthes’ Maxframe.

Stryker’s success with its Mako robot-assisted surgery platform has other orthopedic device companies hastening to enter the space. The big question is whether long-term outcomes will justify the expensive technology.