Overlook Medical Center, part of Atlantic Health System, recently began using the ExcelsiusGPS, a revolutionary robotic navigation platform designed to improve accuracy while increasing safety for both patients and the surgical team within the operating room.
“The addition of ExcelsiusGPS will enable us to continue delivering high quality care to our patients,” Dr. Muhammad Feteiha, chairman of the Department of Surgery at Overlook Medical Center, said. “As the demand for surgeries continues to rise, we can optimize the utilization of our operating rooms and ensure timely access to surgical interventions for our patients with the aid of this robotic platform.”
Globus Medical’s ExcelsiusGPS provides improved visualization of patient anatomy through the procedure to help optimize patient treatment by ensuring safe and accurate placement of spinal hardware.
The system is designed to streamline the surgical workflow and reduce radiation exposure to surgeons and staff. This revolutionary robotic navigation platform is the world’s first technology to combine a rigid robotic arm and full navigation capabilities into one adaptable platform for accurate trajectory alignment in spine surgery.
“This robotic platform will allow us to map out a plan for our patient’s surgery and then precisely adhere to it, making the whole procedure far more efficient and effective,” Dr. Kimberly Brooke Ashayeri, who is among those leading the use of the ExcelsiusGPS, said.
The robotic system increases the accuracy of aligning and placing implants. Surgeons can develop a 3-D pre-procedure plan that will allow them to customize size, positioning and alignment, ultimately reducing the risk for complications for the patient. The robotic system enhances surgery by enabling surgeons to reduce variability within approved procedures. This may contribute to benefits for patients, such as less blood loss, shorter hospital stays, fewer complications, and more predictable outcomes.
In cases that involve fluoroscopic radiation, the use of the robotic system also drives down the amount of time needed for the procedure, which translates to less exposure to radiation by the patient and surgical team.
Patient medical images are taken and imported into ExcelsiusGPS. These images are used to determine the size and trajectory of implants. The surgeon creates a patient plan based on anatomy. The plan is used to guide the rigid robotic arm to a specific region of the patient’s spine, similar to a planned route or pathway on a GPS.
The planned pathway is used to accurately place the implants using navigated instruments. Throughout the procedure, the surgical instruments and implants are continuously displayed on the screen for the surgeon and staff to monitor. This allows the surgeon to view live feedback during the procedure for more precise implant placement.
