Hartford HealthCare says it is the first healthcare system in Connecticut and the Northeast to debut a sophisticated surgical guidance system for spine procedures.
The technology, called Mazor X, brings new precision to surgeons performing spine surgery, Hartford HealthCare said, adding the system was developed to enhance predictability and improve patient outcomes. It enables surgeons to be more precise, more efficient, and reduce the overall risk rate of spinal surgery, the hospital provider said.
Physicians performed surgeries this week at the Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital, MidState Medical Center and Hartford Hospital, the hospital said.
Surgeons are currently using the Mazor X for spinal fusions to treat spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis and plan later to expand its use to thoracic and cervical vertebrae, and spinal deformities such as scoliosis.
