Robotic Surgery

Robotic Registry and CRNs

(Coordinated Registry Networks)

Thanks to Johnson & Johnson and CMR Surgical for sponsoring these events.

Robotic Registry Initiative

ISE worked in partnership with MDEpiNet and DNA-HIVE to design and develop the first nationwide registry dedicated to robotic surgery. Two conferences were guided by a 50-member consensus panel that included surgeons, registry scientists, federal agencies, specialty societies, and hospital leaders. The panel determined which data was important and how it flows into existing clinical systems in near real-time. The registry was designed to use the data to improve device safety, surgeon/team performance, and patient outcomes.

What the Registry Tracks

  • Patient profile — demographics & medical history

  • Procedure details — indication, specialty, approach

  • Robotic platform & instruments — model, settings, usage metrics

  • Intra-operative events — device alerts, workflow deviations

  • Post-operative course — complications, claims data

  • Patient-reported outcomes — recovery and quality-of-life feedback

  • Team credentials — surgeon and OR staff training & experience

Value for Every Stakeholder

  • Physicians: objective dashboards for self-audit and peer benchmarking

  • Educators: evidence to shape curricula, certification, and remediation

  • Hospitals: actionable quality measures and risk profiles

  • Professional societies: data-driven guidelines for robotic procedures

  • Industry: rapid insight to refine device design and safety features

  • Government: reliable signals to inform policy and surveillance

  • Patients: a voice in outcomes and a pathway to safer surgery