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I could not agree with you more. I have had the pleasure to be in many Mazor cases. Management is very questionable. Where do they find find these people--not much of a resource.
 








The managers couldn’t make it within a real medical device company where they actually had to sell. They do not sell nor do the reps. The reps plan out the robot to perform risky spine cases for patients and their surgeons for their surgeons to then rubber stamp the rep’s work (deciding where the robot will direct the screws) minutes before the case starts. These are reps with little to no experience in spine, the OR, sales, or just life in general coming straight out of college in many cases, to direct robots in cases. This is how Mazor was able to keep cost low by hiring entry level workers with No Real Experience. They will not last with Medtronic, unless for political (ie affirmative action or other MDT) reasons.
 












https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medte...zor-x-surgery-robot-could-come-loose-and-fall
Medtronic warns spine surgeons its Mazor X robot could come loose and fall

As of mid-November 2019, Medtronic said it received seven complaints about the pneumatic system becoming detached, and no reports of patient injuries.

Medtronic alerted customers of its Mazor X robotic surgery system of its potential to come loose and detach itself from an operating room table, and possibly fall upon a patient during a spine procedure.

The manufacturer has tracked the issue to the system’s pneumatic positioning hardware, which lifts, mounts and locks the device to the OR bed frame. Over time, air leakage from certain models can weaken the system’s grip, according to Medtronic.

This only affects positioners labeled as “Type II,” which feature a wired surgeon screen and a locking switch on the back of the device, near the top user handle. These differ from Type I positioners with wireless screens and a locking lever on the lower-right side.

As of mid-November 2019, Medtronic received seven complaints about the system becoming detached and no reports of patient injuries. The company’s field safety notice was published this week by the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.

RELATED: Medtronic launches new spine surgery robot following Mazor acquisition

Medtronic and its Mazor Robotics division said that it is developing a permanent fix to the pneumatic issue—but that in the interim, leaving the device’s locking switch in the “open” position would help maintain pressure without adversely affecting the system.





 




anonymous said:
https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medte...zor-x-surgery-robot-could-come-loose-and-fall
Medtronic warns spine surgeons its Mazor X robot could come loose and fall

As of mid-November 2019, Medtronic said it received seven complaints about the pneumatic system becoming detached, and no reports of patient injuries.

Medtronic alerted customers of its Mazor X robotic surgery system of its potential to come loose and detach itself from an operating room table, and possibly fall upon a patient during a spine procedure.

The manufacturer has tracked the issue to the system’s pneumatic positioning hardware, which lifts, mounts and locks the device to the OR bed frame. Over time, air leakage from certain models can weaken the system’s grip, according to Medtronic.

This only affects positioners labeled as “Type II,” which feature a wired surgeon screen and a locking switch on the back of the device, near the top user handle. These differ from Type I positioners with wireless screens and a locking lever on the lower-right side.

As of mid-November 2019, Medtronic received seven complaints about the system becoming detached and no reports of patient injuries. The company’s field safety notice was published this week by the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.

RELATED: Medtronic launches new spine surgery robot following Mazor acquisition

Medtronic and its Mazor Robotics division said that it is developing a permanent fix to the pneumatic issue—but that in the interim, leaving the device’s locking switch in the “open” position would help maintain pressure without adversely affecting the system.


If you like kids in their 20s who have no surgical experience literally planning where the robot will direct to drill your pedicle screws. Paralysis or death by artery puncture, no big concerns.
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