A HOSPITAL has signed up a new robotic surgeon.
Patients undergoing knee replacement surgery at Nuffield Health Haywards Heath hospital will be among the first in the country to have a robot helping with their operation.
The fresh addition to the orthopaedic team is the NAVIO surgical system, nick-named Quigley.
Consultant orthopaedic surgeon James Gibbs said: “Replacing a knee joint can give a patient a whole new lease of life.
“Knee replacements are usually for people who have damaged or very worn knee joints caused by arthritis. They generally have trouble doing everyday tasks and are often in pain.
“During the procedure we remove the damaged joint and implant an artificial one that works in the same way.
“The more precise we can be in cutting and positioning the new joint, the more natural and comfortable it will feel. This technology is revolutionising knee replacement surgery as it enables us to more accurately determine the perfect dimensions and position for the implant. Surgeons are precise but a robotic system, which can take hundreds of thousands of measurements and map the patient’s anatomy in fine detail, takes precision to a whole new level.”
“Patients will get a new joint that accurately replicates their original one in the way it feels and moves.”