Utah's St. Mark's Hospital debuts robotic spinal surgery tool

MILLCREEK — Thanks to new developments in robotics, patients who need spinal fusions now have access to a less-invasive, more-precise surgery with a significant drop in the time needed for recovery and pain management, a St. Mark's Hospital surgeon said Wednesday.
On Oct. 6, St. Mark's Hospital became the second hospital worldwide, and first community hospital, to complete spinal fusion surgeries on patients using a tool called the Globus Medical ExcelsiusGPS — a surgical robotic arm