Lifespan’s Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute has expanded its Computer-Assisted Navigation Technology offerings with the addition of two new Globus ExcelsiusGPS robotic surgical systems at Rhode Island Hospital. Surgeons at the Institute recently performed the first ExcelsiusGPS-guided brain and spine surgeries at Rhode Island Hospital. The hospital is the first site in New England to use the ExcelsiusGPS for both cranial and spinal applications.
“Norman Prince Spine Institute is a national leader in specialized multidisciplinary spine care,” said Neurosurgeon-in-Chief Ziya Gokaslan, MD. “Now, along with our state-of-the-art Norman Prince Neuroscience Institute, we are among the first centers in New England to offer both these technologies to patients.”
The ExcelsiusGPS is designed to improve the safety and accuracy of surgeries by providing improved visualization of patient anatomy during procedures. Using a surgical plan specific to the patient’s anatomy, the rigid robotic arm is guided to a specific region – like a planned route on a GPS. It can be used for precise pedicle screw placement in spinal fusion procedures and is also utilized in cranial procedures like electrode placement for movement disorders and epilepsy, shunt catheter placement, and brain tumor biopsies.
“These robotic devices add to our already established reputation of providing the most advanced precision technology available to our patients,” said Norman Prince Spine Institute Director and Spinal Surgery Division Director Adetokunbo Oyelese, MD who performed the first spine surgery at Rhode Island Hospital using the ExcelsiusGPS. “For our patients, this means less invasive surgeries that allow for faster recoveries and a more rapid return to their normal lives.”
“This is a new generation of technology,” said Director of Functional Neurosurgery and Epilepsy Wael Assad MD, who performed the first cranial surgery at Rhode Island Hospital using the ExcelsiusGPS. “These new robotic technologies enable precise targeting of brain circuits and millimeter-scale accuracy in a more streamlined and reliable manner than previous techniques. Patients have been enthusiastic about this new approach when we explain the rationale and benefits to them.”
The new brain and spine robotics program builds on the long history of innovation and early adoption of cutting-edge technology by Brown Neurosurgery, a part of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Norman Prince Neuroscience and Spine Institutes at Lifespan who for over a decade has been a national leader in the field of computer-assisted, image-guided navigation-based precision brain and spine surgery.
To see a visual demonstration of the ExcelsiusGPS or learn more about the platform, click on the links below.
ExcelsiusGPS Spine:
https://www.globusmedical.com/musculoskeletal-solutions/excelsiusgps/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3YKbh-DSGc
ExcelsiusGPS Cranial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW2cYXdU8vA&t=212s
https://www.globusmedical.com/musculoskeletal-solutions/excelsiusgps/excelsiusgps-cranial-solutions/