HOUSTON, Nov. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — PathKeeper Surgical, a leader in AI-powered optical navigation, announced a critical milestone. Renowned Houston spine surgeon Dr. Richard Westmark successfully performed the first outpatient spine procedure at an Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) using the company’s revolutionary technology.
The PathKeeper system is unique and employs proprietary AI and ultra-high resolution 3D cameras to provide real-time surgical guidance. This eliminates the need for traditional radiation-intensive intraoperative CT, offering a crucial safety advantage. The system offers verified submillimeter accuracy for instrument registration and tracking.
This successful adoption underscores Pathkeeper’s unique qualification in the ASC market, a segment that requires highly efficient, low-impact and cost-effective enabling technology.
Commenting on the milestone, Dr. Richard Westmark said, “The ability to perform navigation-guided spine surgery in an outpatient setting without exposing my patients or my team to ionizing radiation is a paradigm shift. PathKeeper is a powerful tool that can be used at the ASC to potentially improve the safety and effectiveness of spine surgery by giving us the highest level of precision while optimizing workflow. PathKeeper raises the standard of care we can provide at the ASC.”
About PathKeeper:
PathKeeper Surgical, an Israeli medical technology company, dedicated to improving spine and orthopedic surgical intervention using artificial intelligence and specialized optics. Its primary mission is to make navigation-guided surgery accessible in any operating room. The company continues its commitment to providing value-based, next-generation enabling technology solutions around the world.
Contact:
Ryan LeBlanc, Chief Commercial Officer
RYAN.LEBLANC@path-keeper.com
www.path-keeper.com
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