Hartford HealthCare’s Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital has begun using a new surgeon-controlled robotic technology in knee replacement surgery that enables a more precise alignment and placement of implants, the hospital said in a news release.
The institute is the first in the state and among the first in the U.S. to use the RIO Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System, or MAKOplasty, the release said. The procedure was performed by Dr. Paul Murray, a Hartford Hospital orthopedic surgeon.
Surgeons from across the country will train at Hartford Hospital’s Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation to learn how to perform this procedure and other robotic arm procedures, the hospital said. RIO assists surgeons in pre-planning and treating each patient uniquely, and has been used for years for partial knee resurfacing and total hip replacement procedures.
The technology will be among features of the new, $150 million Bone and Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital that opens Dec. 19.
