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ROBODOC Surgical System at Sacramento, California, USA

ROBODOC is a pioneer surgical robotics system for orthopedic surgery, originally developed in 1986 by Dr. William Bargar and veterinarian Howard 'Hap' Paul at the University of California, Davis. The ROBODOC Surgical Assistant performs total hip and total knee replacement surgeries with robotic precision.

It was commercialized by Integrated Surgical Systems (ISS), which later became THINK Surgical in 2014. ROBODOC received FDA clearance in 2008 and was the first orthopaedic robotic-assisted system, with hundreds of procedures performed worldwide.

ROBODOC Surgical System by ROBODOC · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Surgical robots

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First robotic surgery in the world performed on November 7, 1992 at Sutter General Hospital (now Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento). ROBODOC was developed by Dr. William Bargar. FDA approved in 1998. Over 28,000 procedures performed worldwide. Sutter was first in nation to use next-generation ROBODOC.

Exposure

Customer segment
healthcare
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

1 incident on record (1 minor). Most recent: Jun 2026.

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1

Most recent: Jun 2026

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Incidents on record (1)

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
ROBODOC Surgical System
Company
ROBODOC
Location
Sacramento, California, USA
Operator
ROBODOC
Status
operational
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
indoor
Location precision
city centroid
First seen
1992-11-01
ID
a2653b1f-250a-4d58-89aa-2fdbcead653a

Timeline

  1. Nov 1992
    First recorded
    ROBODOC Surgical System first documented operating at Sacramento, California, USA.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/how-a-robot-made-medical-history-in-sacramento-30-years-ago/
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: surgical

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Common questions

What is the ROBODOC Surgical System deployment at Sacramento, California, USA?
ROBODOC Surgical System, built by ROBODOC, is recorded as a deployment at Sacramento, California, USA on the DEPLOY registry. ROBODOC operates the deployment directly.
Who operates ROBODOC Surgical System at Sacramento, California, USA?
ROBODOC, the manufacturer of ROBODOC Surgical System, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the ROBODOC Surgical System deployment at Sacramento, California, USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting November 1, 1992 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the ROBODOC Surgical System deployment at Sacramento, California, USA?
1 active incident affecting this deployment is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
Is ROBODOC Surgical System at Sacramento, California, USA safe?
ROBODOC Surgical System at Sacramento, California, USA has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 minor). Most recent: Jun 2026. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

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