CORI is the handheld, imageless corner of DEPLOY's orthopedic sub-cohort triangle: a small-footprint platform for ambulatory surgery centers, the operational contrast to the large-footprint CT-based Mako and the mid-size cross-domain ROSA.
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It is genuinely imageless: the surgeon paints the joint surface intra-operatively to build a 3D bone model, then uses a handheld robotic bur with robotically-controlled cutting speed and exposure under optical navigation, cleared for total, partial, and revision knee.
CORI is sold to hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers, not consumers. From Smith+Nephew (LSE: SN; NYSE: SNN), its small footprint targets outpatient ORs.
Real-world status
Smith+Nephew's CORI Surgical System is a compact, surgeon-controlled handheld robotics platform for orthopedic knee surgery and the handheld, imageless archetype of the orthopedic sub-cohort. It is imageless (no pre-operative CT or MRI): the surgeon paints the joint surface intra-operatively to build a 3D bone model, then uses a handheld robotic bur whose cutting speed and exposure are robotically controlled to the surgical plan, with optical navigation. It is AI-augmented but surgeon-controlled, not autonomous. A critical distinction aggregators routinely blur: CORI's robotic burring is cleared for the knee only (total, partial/unicompartmental, revision); its hip capability is navigation-only (RI.HIP NAVIGATION, cleared January 2022), not robotic burring.
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The critical verified-vs-claimed distinction: CORI's robotic burring is cleared for the KNEE only. Its hip capability is NAVIGATION-ONLY (RI.HIP NAVIGATION, January 2022), not robotic burring. Aggregators routinely blur 'robotic knee + hip navigation' into 'robotic hip', which overstates it. It is also surgeon-controlled, not autonomous.
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There is no consumer price. CORI is sold to hospitals and surgery centers, so DEPLOY records zero price points.
No⊘absence. It is enterprise B2B surgical equipment sold to hospitals and surgery centers; there is no consumer price.
Does CORI do robotic hip surgery?
No🟢verified. CORI's robotic burring is cleared for the knee only. Its hip capability is navigation-only (RI.HIP NAVIGATION, January 2022), not robotic burring.
Does CORI need a pre-op CT scan?
No, it is imageless🟢verified: the surgeon paints the joint surface intra-operatively to build a 3D bone model, no pre-op CT or MRI.
Is CORI autonomous?
No, it is AI-augmented but surgeon-controlled🟢verified: a handheld robotic bur with robotically-controlled speed and exposure, guided by the surgeon.
How does CORI compare to Mako and ROSA?
CORI is handheld and imageless (knee-robotic, hip nav-only)🟢verified; Mako is large-footprint CT-based multi-procedure, and ROSA is a mid-size cross-domain arm.
Pricing and availability are tagged verified or claimed against primary sources. Manufacturer targets are reported as targets, not prices you can pay today.