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Globus Medical: ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation and Imaging Systems
Distinguish Globus Medical ExcelsiusGPS robotic guidance, Excelsius3D imaging and ExcelsiusHub freehand navigation, with application-specific integration and hospital procurement questions.
Company and product scope
Globus Medical supplies musculoskeletal technologies, including the Excelsius family of navigation and imaging systems. This profile focuses on its surgical robotic-navigation offering. ExcelsiusGPS, Excelsius3D and ExcelsiusHub are related products with different roles; the availability of one does not mean a hospital has purchased all three. They are represented together as one Globus Medical company entry.
ExcelsiusGPS robotic navigation
The current product page describes ExcelsiusGPS as combining a rigid robotic arm with navigation for spine and cranial applications. It supports trajectory alignment and visualization of integrated instruments and implants. The system can be used for robotic guidance and navigation, or navigation alone. This is clinician-operated equipment; the description does not establish that it independently chooses or performs an entire procedure.
Imaging and configuration
Globus lists preoperative CT, intraoperative CT and fluoroscopy workflows, with additional MR compatibility for cranial applications. It describes exchangeable end effectors and feedback on deflection from the planned trajectory. Hospitals should confirm the exact imaging equipment, software versions, instruments and application package supported by the offered configuration. A broad compatibility statement does not replace a documented interface review.
Excelsius3D is an imaging system
Excelsius3D combines digital X-ray, fluoroscopy and three-dimensional imaging. Its product page describes image capture, visualization and DICOM storage, and integration with ExcelsiusGPS for image registration. It expressly states that Excelsius3D is not intended for diagnostic use. Keep this imaging equipment's intended use separate from robotic navigation and from other imaging systems already installed in the hospital.
ExcelsiusHub is freehand navigation
ExcelsiusHub is described as a freehand navigation system with patient-array monitoring and multiple registration workflows. The manufacturer presents connectivity with Excelsius3D and ExcelsiusGPS. A freehand navigation system should not be counted as an additional robotic arm. Clarify whether a proposal adds navigation capacity, robotic guidance, imaging equipment or a combination of these functions.
Clinical evidence and implementation
The GPS page includes named clinician and hospital testimonials and a link to published literature. Testimonials can guide reference discussions, but do not prove comparative clinical benefit or the economics of a new installation. Hospital reviewers should examine the specific indication, patient population, study design and system version behind any performance claim. No quoted case-volume or financial result is generalized in this profile.
Hospital procurement questions
Request a configuration list covering instruments, imaging interfaces, navigation hardware, licences, training, consumables and service. Include room layout, equipment access, image transfer, commissioning records and support responsibilities in the acceptance plan. Confirm current market-specific device documentation with the supplier and the hospital's qualified teams. A directory listing does not certify regulatory availability, clinical suitability or reimbursement for a particular procedure.
Sources and review boundary
Reviewed 11 September 2026 using the official ExcelsiusGPS, Excelsius3D and ExcelsiusHub pages. The content distinguishes product functions and supports an initial supplier discussion. It is not a clinical operating guide, independent device test or treatment recommendation.