Globus Medical Partners With U.K.’s National Health Service

ExcelsiusGPS is coming to United Kingdom hospitals.

Globus Medical Inc. has agreed to provide its robotic navigation technology for spinal surgery to National Health Service (NHS) hospitals. The partnership will allow NHS Trust hospitals to seamlessly implement the ExcelsiusGPS robotic assisted spine system into operating theaters throughout the United Kingdom.
 
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was the first to purchase ExcelsiusGPS in April 2022, and the first to perform clinical cases. “We are exceptionally proud of the acquisition of this new technology, which will improve the quality of spinal surgery carried out in the Trust,” said Colin Nnadi, an orthopedic surgeon at Oxford University Hospitals.

Following shortly after, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool collaborated with NHS Procurement to allow all NHS hospitals to access this technology. The Walton Centre purchased its own ExcelsiusGPS system in early October and began cases immediately. “This new innovation is going to change the face of spinal surgery here at The Walton Centre and beyond. Our surgeons have already successfully operated on patients with the ExcelsiusGPS robotic navigation system and are planning to apply the benefits of this new technology to many more procedures,” Walton Centre Liverpool Chief Executive Jan Ross said. “The team has worked incredibly hard to get this project across the line, and they are pioneering how spinal operations can be modernised for the NHS going forward. This system will mean a more efficient service for our patients.” 
 
ExcelsiusGPS, the world’s first revolutionary robotic navigation platform, is designed to improve safety, accuracy, and efficiency in the operating room. ExcelsiusGPS provides improved visualization of patient anatomy in spine and cranial applications, throughout the procedure to help optimize patient treatment. The system is designed to streamline the surgical workflow and to reduce radiation exposure to surgeons and staff. This revolutionary robotic navigation platform is the world’s first technology to combine a rigid robotic arm and full navigation capabilities into one adaptable platform for accurate trajectory alignment in spine surgery. 
 
Jay Martin, president of Imaging, Navigation, and Robotics at Globus Medical, said the partnership “is a significant milestone for both Globus Medical and the NHS to fundamentally change the future of spine surgery in the U.K.” 
 
Globus Medical is a musculoskeletal solutions company based in Audubon, Pa. The company was founded in 2003 with the aim of creating products that enable surgeons to promote healing in patients with musculoskeletal disorders.