Globus ExcelsiusGPS® Surgical Robotic Navigation
The Next Era of Spine Surgery
Surgical techniques continue to advance, increasing patients’ options and improving accuracy and outcomes. As part of its extensive surgical offerings, Aspen Valley Health provides patients access to the . The Globus Robot, or “Globot” for short, combines a rigid robotic arm and full navigation capabilities into a single platform. As a result, the Globot provides surgeons vastly improved visualization and pin-point precision through computer-assisted navigation.
About the Globus ExcelsiusGPS® Surgical Robotic Navigation
Recently, the robot has become elemental for complex spinal procedures, helping patients with degenerative instability, unstable fractures, scoliosis, stenosis and malignancy.
How does the Globot work?
This impressive robotic-assisted surgical solution relies on detailed imagery. Before surgery, medical images of the patient’s spine are imported into the Globus Robot. Then, these images guide your surgeon, creating a specialized surgical plan that allows extremely accurate placement of hardware.
is an expert in the field of spinal surgery, performing more than 100 innovative and minimally invasive surgeries to stabilize the spine. “In real time, I can visualize the position of the proposed instrumentation. The robot has an arm that guides the trajectory of the hardware based on the medical images – as well as the patient’s position on the operating table.”
What are the Benefits of the Globus ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation surgical platform?
- Improved surgical precision
100% of the screws placed in a cadaveric study with the Globot resulted in Grade 0 breaches.
- Reduced radiation exposure
The Globot has fewer imaging requirements. Therefore, this results in less radiation exposure.
- Less time on the operating table
In a recent study, the Globot reduced the overall minimal invasive surgery time compared to conventional techniques.
- Less pain and faster recovery time
The robot performs smaller incisions and less damage to soft tissues, markedly increasing a patient’s recovery from robotic-assisted surgery.
Which procedures can the Globot perform?
- Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
- Anterior lumbar interbody fusion
- Lateral lumbar interbody fusion
- Minimally invasive spinal surgery
- Motion preserving spine surgery
- Posterior cervical fusion
- Posterior lumbar interbody fusion
- Sacroiliac joint fusion
- Scoliosis correction
- Vertebral augmentation
- Fracture fixation