First Spinal Robotic Surgery

Spotlighting BRC member and neurosurgeon Dr Sean Christie.

First Spinal Robotic Surgery in NS

Nova Scotia Health, has now completed the first spinal robotic surgery in Canada using Medtronic’s MAZOR™ X Stealth Edition.

The innovative robotic arm is controlled by a surgeon during spinal surgeries and offers unparalleled accuracy and consistency leading to improved patient outcomes.

The $3 million project will be fully funded by QE2Foundation donors, with the foundation actively raising funds to support the robot’s continued use.

Nova Scotia Health’s Innovation Hub and Perioperative Services team have collaborated with neurosurgeon, Dr. Sean Christie, the QEII Foundation, and Medtronic, an industry partner and one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, to become the first centre in Canada to use this technology, which holds the potential to improve health outcomes for Nova Scotians.

“Bringing this technology to the QEII Health Sciences Centre, before anywhere else in the country, is giving Nova Scotians the opportunity to receive the most innovative surgical care right here at home,” said Dr. Gail Tomblin Murphy, Vice President, Research, Innovation and Discovery, and Chief Nurse Executive, Nova Scotia Health. “Nova Scotia Health is leading the nation in surgical robotics and the addition of the Mazor robot is just the beginning of what we envision for this program. We are so fortunate to have the support of industry partners, like Medtronic, and philanthropic partners, like the QEII Foundation, who are essential in the optimization of transforming health and health care for Nova Scotians.”

Source: nshealth.ca/news - Aug 3, 2022