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New Vision for Orthopedic Robotics at ROCKS 2025

By Elise Wolf on 7/23/25 11:20 AM

Nicolas Piuzzi, MD, discusses the upcoming 2025 Robotic Orthopedic Concepts and Knowledge Symposium (ROCKS) in an interview with SmartTRAK.

Dr. Nicolas Piuzzi, enterprise vice chair of research for the Department of Orthopedics at the Cleveland Clinic and co-chair of the Robotic Orthopedic Concepts and Knowledge Symposium (ROCKS) spoke with SmartTRAK about the second annual ROCKS meeting being held in Cleveland, OH on August 15-16, 2025. In the following video, Dr. Piuzzi discusses the purpose behind this cutting-edge event in the field of arthroplasty robotics and his vision for the symposium going forward (9:43 min). A link to download a full transcript of the interview is also provided below. 



SmartTRAK: Hi, this is Elise Wolf, GM of Orthopedics and Enabling Technology at SmartTRAK. Today I'm speaking with Dr. Nicolas Piuzzi, who is the Enterprise Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Orthopedics at the Cleveland Clinic. He's an orthopedic surgeon and also co-chair of the Robotic Orthopedic Concepts and Knowledge Symposium, otherwise known as ROCKS. The second Annual ROCKS Symposium is coming up on August 15th and 16th at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Piuzzi, thank you so much for taking the time to speak with me today.

Nicolas Piuzzi, MD:
 Thank you, Elise, for the opportunity and for your passion for the field, and happy to be here with you today.

As co-chair of the second annual ROCKS meeting, how do you see the meeting evolving from the inaugural meeting and what's your vision for this year, the second year of the meeting?

NP: Our vision for the second Annual ROCKS Symposium is to solidify on the success that we had on the first meeting and kind of setting the stage for the premier clinical robotic event in orthopedics. So we want this to be that event where innovation in the field of technology and robotics meets the real world application. So it's that environment where you can have both the engineers, the developers, be able to merge with the clinicians, and be able to see how to use this technology on clinical workflows with real data and in a true evidence-based adoption and pathway. And beyond just having a showcasing of technology, we want to ...

 Interested in the future of orthopedic robotics? We recently had this exclusive conversation with Dr. Nicolas Piuzzi, co-chair of the Robotic Orthopedic Concepts and Knowledge Symposium (ROCKS), to learn more about what to expect at this year’s event. Elise Wolf, SmartTRAK GM, Orthopedics & Enabling Technology, conducted the interview. Click the button below to download the full transcript and gain expert insights into what’s next for ROCKS.Get the Transcript

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HealthPoint Capital Investor Day 2024: What to Know Before You Go

By Thomas Wallick on 9/9/24 6:16 PM

The 2024 HealtThe 2024 HealthpointCapital Investor Day is taking place on Friday, Sept. 13 in Las Vegas, and SmartTRAK will be there. Elise Wolf, SmartTRAK VP and GM of Orthopedics, has a new video update with everything you need to know before you go.



If you'd like to see more of what SmartTRAK has to offer in orthopedic coverage, including some of our recent articles on extremities, spine, enabling tech and total joints, just click the button below.

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Orthopedic Enabling Tech Trends at AAOS and Beyond

By Elise Wolf on 6/4/24 9:45 AM

SmartTRAK highlights four key trends to watch in orthopedic enabling tech displayed at the 2024 AAOS and Canaccord Genuity Musculoskeletal Conferences.

Enabling technology was a hot topic of discussion at the 2024 Canaccord Genuity (CG) Musculoskeletal Conference and was a big focus at this year’s American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting in San Francisco, California.   SmartTRAK  highlights four key trends noted at the meetings and expected through 2024 and beyond in orthopedic enabling tech and reports on key news from 17 companies in this space, ranging from multinational strategics to start-ups.
 

SmartTRAK's four key trends to watch in orthopedic enabling tech, which are discussed in detail in this downloadable Market Outlook article, are: 

    • Continued Growth in Ortho Robotics 
      • Similar to the last several years, robotics continued to be a large focus of orthopedic enabling tech at this year’s meetings, with SmartTRAK projecting ... (read more)
    • Navigation Targeted to ASC
      • Newer navigation technologies are overcoming the hurdles of traditional navigation systems and are making headway into the ASCs with designs targeted specifically to ... (read more)
    • Augmented Reality Gaining Traction
      • Intraoperative augmented reality continued to be an area of interest at the AAOS and Canaccord meetings this year, and SmartTRAK noted an ever-expanding number of ... (read more)
    • Advances in Smart Implants
      • Smart implants will continue to advance in 2024 as companies launch new products and work toward expanded applications. In addition to next-generation knee robotics and partial cementless knees ... (read more).
Click the button below to download and read the complete "Orthopedic Enabling Tech Trends at AAOS and Beyond" Market Outlook article by Elise Wolf, GM & VP, SmartTRAK Orthopedics, Digital & Quality. Read the Article
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ArthroFree: The Surgical Camera for the Wireless Era

By Andy Knapik on 8/2/23 3:39 PM

In a joint interview with Eugene Malinskiy, founder and CEO of Lazurite, and orthopedic surgeon Dr James Voos, we discuss the world’s first wireless surgical camera, the Lazurite ArthroFree camera.

Eugene Malinskiy, the founder and CEO of Lazurite, and orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Voos discuss the technological and clinical benefits of the new ArthroFree camera, the world’s first fully wireless surgical camera, with Andy Knapik, SmartTRAK's Senior Analyst, Soft Tissue & Arthroscopic Technologies.

To learn more about Lazurite and the ArthroFree System, click the following video to watch the interview (27:05 min).  For more details, interview topics by timecode are provided below. To download a complete transcript of the interview, click here.

 

Interview Topics By Timecode

1:25 Background of Lazurite and the ArthroFree camera.

7:05 Surgeon impressions of the ArthroFree camera.

10:10 Camera integration, image quality, battery life, ergonomics.

16:05 How the camera connects to the monitor and image capture.

19:22 How do facilities react to purchasing the ArthroFree.

22:05 Uses of the ArthroFree camera.

To download the complete transcript of the interview with Eugene Malinskiy, the founder and CEO of Lazurite, and orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Voos, just click the button below. Download the Transcript

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Setting the Stage for Growth: Q123 Ortho Enabling Tech Market Recap

By Shelly Caruso on 6/26/23 10:19 AM

Continued strength in ortho robotics placements and a crowd of new product launches in Q123 set the stage for growth in the remainder of the year.

The Q123 US Ortho Enabling Tech Market declined slightly by -0.6% YoY according to SmartTRAK Financial Dashboard . Stryker* (SYK) remained the market leader with 55.6% share, followed by Smith+Nephew* ( SNN), Zimmer Biomet* (ZBH) and DePuy Synthes* (JNJ). For detailed Q132 revenues and shares by company in the US, EU and ROW, see SmartTRAK Ortho Enabling Tech Financial Dashboard .


Among the many topics covered in detail in SmartTRAK's comprehensive Q123 Ortho Enabling Tech Market Recap* are:

  • Complete Q123 Otho Enabling Tech Market Overview
  • SmartTRAK's Expert Market Analysis and Insights
  • All US Ortho Enabling Tech Companies' News, Revenues, Data, Charts and Market Shares
  • Robust Q123 Robotics Performances by Company
    • Stryker
    • Zimmer Biomet
    • Smith+Nephew
    • JNJ/Depuy Synthes
  • New Product Introductions
    • Robotics and Ecosystem Launches
    • Navigation and Planning Innovations
  • SmartTRAK's Selected Highlights from Q123 Conferences
    • JP Morgan 41st Annual Healthcare Conference
    • Canaccord Genuity 2023 Musculoskeletal Conference
    • AAOS 2023 Annual Meeting

In an International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty (ISTA) presentation at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2023 (AAOS 2023) Annual Meeting, President, Digital, Robotics and Enabling Technology at SYK Robert Cohen discussed innovations including a fully connected operating room for a common user experience with planning and mixed-reality guidance combined with robotics and data transfer capabilities. Enabling technology continues to see adoption and integration in orthopedics and with it, the introduction of ...

Read the entire Q123 Ortho Enabling Tech Market Recap, including SmartTRAK's expert analysis, news, data, charts, company revenues and shares*

*These links and the complete unedited article can only be viewed by SmartTRAK subscribers to this module. For more information on SmartTRAK, including how to receive a demo and subscribe, please click the button below.Learn More about Subscribing to SmartTRAK

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A Banner Year: Q422 Ortho Enabling Tech Market Recap

By Elise Wolf on 5/4/23 9:45 AM

Q422 was a banner quarter for ortho enabling tech installations, technological advances and expanding applications on the horizon.

The Q422 WW Ortho Enabling Tech Market was down -7.2% YoY, according to SmartTRAK Financial Dashboard . Stryker (SYK) remained the market leader with 65.1% share, followed by Smith+Nephew (SNN), Zimmer Biomet (ZBH) and DePuy Synthes (JNJ). For detailed Q422 revenues and shares by company in the US, EU and ROW, see the SmartTRAK Ortho Enabling Tech Financial Dashboard .*
 
Among the many topics explored in detail in this comprehensive article are:
  • Strong Robotic Performance Despite Lackluster Revenue from Changing Deal Mix
  • Expanding Robotic Applications Contribute to Growth
  • Other Orthopedic Robotics Moving Forward
  • Orthopedic Enabling Tech Making Inroads into Spine and Vice Versa
  • Navigation Highlights
  • Advances in Augmented Reality
  • Preoperative Planning Highlights

Orthopedic robotics market leader SYK reported that Q422 was a record quarter for MAKO installations, both in the US and internationally, with an unsurpassed number of MAKO installations in ASCs. In Q422, SYK saw ...

Read the entire Q422 Ortho Enabling Tech Market Recap, including SmartTRAK's expert analysis, news, data, charts, revenues and shares.*

*These links and the complete unedited article can only be viewed by SmartTRAK subscribers to this module. For more information on SmartTRAK, including how to receive a demo and subscribe, please click the button below.

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