Medtronic Stealth AXiS: How LiveAlign is Solving the 'Anatomical Shift' in Robotic Surgery

Precision at the Segmental Level

Medtronic has received FDA clearance for its Stealth AXiS™ surgical system, a platform that redefines the interface between surgeons and spinal anatomy...

The Breakthrough: LiveAlign™ Technology

The long-standing challenge in spinal robotics has been 'anatomical shift'—the movement of vertebrae during the surgical procedure. * Real-Time Tracking: LiveAlign™ uses multi-sensor fusion to track individual spinal segments in real-time, updating the robotic trajectory at 60Hz. * Zero Manual Recalibration: Surgeons no longer need to pause the operation to re-register the robot's position, reducing total operative time by an average of 22%.

Future Outlook

This integration of navigation and robotics into a single interface represents the first step toward fully autonomous robotic spinal interventions.