f your facility
can't afford or
doesn't really
need a $2
million robotic
surgical system, you
can just buy the arm.
"Surgeon-powered"
robotic arms that
move like a surgeons'
wrist and robotic-arm
assisted technology
that provide more
accurate placement
and alignment of arti-
ficial joints can do
(almost) anything a
robot can do at a frac-
tion of the cost, giving
you the benefits of a robot without the exorbitant price tag. Here's
some background on both handheld options.
The $500 robotic surgeon
The FlexDex robotic arm is surgeon-powered and costs $500. No
electronics, no battery and no motor. Its blue plastic mount attaches
to a surgeon's wrist like a corsage. It transfers the motions of the
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Robotic Benefits Without the Robot
Handheld instruments that provide robot-like functionality.
Outpatient Surgery Editors
• DEXTERITY Kent Bowden, DO, says FlexDex gives you robot-like
functionality at a fraction of the cost of a robotic surgery system.
Kent
Bowden,
DO
/
FlexDex
