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MAKO Surgical was founded in 2004 by Rony Abovitz and other key members of its predecessor Z-KAT, Inc. [9] Z-KAT was founded in 1997 by Rony Abovitz, William Tapia, Michael Peshkin Ph.D., Julio Santos-Munne, and Wayne J. Kerness, M.D. and was developing a novel haptic robotic system for medical applications, amongst a wide variety of computer-assisted surgery technologies.
MAKO's struggled recently as the company looks for a foothold in this tough. It's the hottest name in health care, and it's trying to bring orthopedic surgeon robots to a hospital near you -- it's ...
Well, that was quick. Just a few weeks ago, I noted that MAKO Surgical had taken two steps to show the world just how serious it is about protecting its turf in robotically assisted orthopedic ...
MAKO Surgical sure has taken investors on quite the ride over the past year. The problem, however, is that the ride has looked more like a downhill ski run than anything else: MAKO Total Return ...
Next February, MAKO Surgical's (NAS: MAKO) stock turns five years old after the company went public back in 2008. During that time, however, shareholders have seen only modest gains: MAKO vs ...
Orthopedic robotics maker MAKO Surgical hasn't had to deal with a lot of direct competition in its short lifetime. Certainly, there are plenty of traditional orthopedic device makers in the market ...
Robot-assisted surgery or robotic surgery are any types of surgical procedures that are performed using robotic systems. Robotically assisted surgery was developed to try to overcome the limitations of pre-existing minimally-invasive surgical procedures and to enhance the capabilities of surgeons performing open surgery.
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