Mazor Surgical Technologies has pioneered the development of miniature Semi-robotic bone-mounted positioning systems called SmartAssist. Recently, the Israeli-based company announced that the FDA has also approved SpineAssist, its highly accurate, minimally invasive imaging and robotic device, for additional procedures beyond a wide range of spinal procedures.

These procedures often require the placement of implants, including spinal fusion, kyphoplasty and translaminar facet fixation. Accurate implant placement is required as implants are placed close to the spinal cord, branching nerve roots and major blood vessels.

According to the Israeli Globe newspaper, the FDA approval extends SpineAssist for the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions.
SpineAssist's system consists of a miniature device that mounts above the patient's spine and a workstation running advanced surgical planning software.

The SpineAssist software allows surgeons to perform 3D, CT-based preoperative planning on a personal computer at their own convenience prior to surgery.

Using a virtual catalog of surgical implants, surgeons can view and position implants with each vertebra or disc on three planes--AP, Lateral and Axial. A special feature includes software that reviews planning slice by slice in sequence.

The software supports a range of measurements while viewing a simulation of possible surgical corrections are especially useful in deformity and scolliosis cases.

ABOUT MAZOR SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES
Founded to make the surgical environment safer and more accurate for both patients and surgeons, Mazor was established in 2001 and is sponsored by Technion, a wing of the Israel Institute of Technology. Mazor's SpineAssist system is in regular use in medical centers worldwide.

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