“In Dave's scenario, he also needed surgery done from the side of the spine as well ... year studying the robot, learning how to use it and training the team. The Mazor X received Health ...

The first robot spine surgery was completed four and a half years ago using the Excelsius GPS robot. UAMS’ spine program includes the Excelsuis GPS, Medtronic Mazor and the DaVinci robots.

While Intuitive Surgical still leads the market, there are a number of other surgical robotics companies making waves.