Stryker today announced the limited market rollout of the Mako RPS (robotic power system) for Total Knee. The handheld robotic system combines Stryker’s proven Mako robotic technology with its power tool capabilities. The company says the new platform represents Mako’s expansion into a new robotics platform.
On the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call last month, it shared that it successfully began the first total knee cases for Mako RPS. The company plans to showcase Mako RPS at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) meeting in New Orleans in March.
Mako now includes Mako SmartRobotics, Stryker’s multi-specialty, robotic-arm assisted platform featuring Mako 4, and Mako Handheld Robotics with Mako RPS. The company hopes to reach a new market segment through compatibility with its Triathlon Total Knee System.
Stryker designed Mako RPS with intraoperative planning capabilities and a robotically enabled saw. It features the orthopedic giant’s patented active adjustment technology, which responds to a surgeon’s hand movements. This guides the saw to stay aligned with the surgical plan.
Mako RPS easily integrates into the surgical workflow and offers a familiar cutting experience without the use of cutting blocks, Stryker says. The platform also works with the company’s Q Guidance system.
“The Mako brand represents our relentless commitment to advancing orthopaedic patient outcomes through robotics leadership. With nearly 20 years of experience in orthopaedic robotics and over 2 million procedures performed across 46 countries globally, Mako has established robotics as a standard of care, and we are thrilled to add Mako RPS to the Mako family,” said Mike Carlin, president of Stryker’s Ortho Tech division.
CEO Kevin Lobo recently said Mako RPS could be a simpler alternative to Stryker’s surgical robots.
“Mako requires a lot of change for the surgeon as well as for the staff,” Lobo said on an earnings call last month. “If you think about this handheld, it really is very simple, very easy to use [and] doesn’t require the surgeon to go through that type of transition.”
Editor’s Note: This article was republished from sister website MassDevice.
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