Synaptive Medical, a leader in automation and robotics, announced today a strategic commercial expansion into the spinal surgery market. As part of this expansion, Synaptive is also announcing a co-marketing collaboration with Stryker’s Advanced Guidance Technologies business for the company’s robotically controlled digital microscope, Modus V™.
Synaptive’s initial product offering, the BrightMatter™ suite of products, is focused on enabling surgeons to perform less invasive, patient-specific approaches in complex cranial procedures such as tumor or stroke. Initially launched as part of this cranial offering, Modus V was found by surgeons to provide similar benefits for minimally invasive spinal procedures. A high-power visualization tool, Modus V’s robotic arm moves automatically based on the positions of tracked surgical instruments, which enable surgeons to operate continuously without removing their hands from the operative field to adjust the microscope. This, along with other features such as automatic lighting optimization and hands-free focal depth control, provides surgeons with an uncompromised view during critical moments of each delicate procedure.