How Zimmer Biomet will use AI and robotics to lighten the load on orthopedic surgeons
In this episode of DeviceTalks Weekly, Senior Editor Conor Hale sits down with Jonathan Vigdorchik, MD, the chief science, technology and medical affairs officer at Zimmer Biomet, we talked about the company’s new pitch for “surgeon-guided autonomy” in robotic orthopedic procedures.
The company aims to build an ecosystem around its robots, implants and analytics platforms that will allow clinicians to predict risks and outcomes, perform precise surgical plans, and track patients’ progress as they recover — with the goal of reducing the total administrative workload and mental burdens on surgeons.
We discussed Dr. Vigdorchik’s journey in medtech, how Zimmer Biomet expects intelligent surgery to shift patient outcomes and personalized care, and what’s next for the future of orthopedics operating rooms and surgical centers.
In the FOMO interview, Host Kayleen Brown invites Caryn Mills, medical device sales director at HID Global into the studio for a master class on Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) and how that technology can improve outcomes on anything from connected heath to medical devices, such as surgical robotics.
We’ll open the episode with this week’s Newsmakers, covering CMR Surgical’s plans following Stryker’s investment, Intuitive’s U.S. procedure growth and quarterly results, Johnson & Johnson’s timeline for its orthopedics spinoff, Abbott’s planned Nutrition business spinoff, and Medtronic’s appointment of a corporate president.
Special thanks to HID Global for sponsoring this episode of DeviceTalks Weekly. To learn more about how HID Global works with medical device companies, visit: www.hidglobal.com.
Mentioned in the episode:
- HID Global’s recent MDO webinar on RFID: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/5507475/E03CAD02B2E56C1A9C7C6A3D5194F860
- Learn more about Caryn Mills during her interview for the DeviceTalks Women in MedTech podcast: https://www.devicetalks.com/how-the-cst-unit-builds-with-purpose-medtronics-melaine-diluzio/
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