READ MORE: Beckenham party restaurant ALLOWED to stay open later amid council rowAbhinav Gulihar, clinical director of orthopaedics at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, said: "This is a really exciting time for the Orthopedic team at Orpington Hospital, with many team members who have been training to use this technology for years. Orpington Hospital is a specialist, purpose-built facility managed by King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, providing planned inpatient and day-case bone and joint surgery. The Stryker Mako is a robotic-arm surgical system used for joint replacement procedures (Image: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust/Orpington Hospital)Matthew Trainer, chief executive of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, said: "Innovation is at the heart of what we do here at King’s, so it’s great to see the Orthopedic team at Orpington excelling in that. The launch of the service supports the wider ambitions of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, which serves 1.5 million patients across south east London and parts of Kent. With the introduction of this latest technology, Orpington Hospital continues to build on its reputation as a centre of excellence, helping to set new standards in orthopaedic care.