Smith & Nephew, the global medical technology business, acquired Atracsys, a Switzerland-based provider of optical tracking technology used in computer-assisted surgery. Financial terms were not disclosed. "The promise of computer assisted surgery with robotics is to provide faster, more accurate, reproducible results that enable surgeons to restore quality of life to more patients," said Skip Kiil, Global President of Orthopaedics at Smith & Nephew. "With the acquisition of Atracsys, we are securing what we believe to be the best-in-class position tracking technology for our next-generation robotic-assisted surgical system."