The field of surgical robotics is rapidly changing. (Check out our ongoing surgical robotics series).
Major players in the field include Cambridge Medical Robotics (CMR), a U.K.-based OEM working on a portable surgical robot called the Versius.
CMR recently completed Series A financing, and CEO Martin Frost believes the technology will transform the existing market. Frost answered some questions MDO had via e-mail about his company’s technology.
Tell me about your technology and what you think makes it competitive among other robotic surgical devices?
Frost: When launched next year, Versius will be the smallest, slimmest and most flexible surgical robot in the world. It will be the first surgical robot designed to allow surgeons to undertake minimal access (or keyhole) procedures without having to change their procedure to fit in with the needs of the robot. Unlike its competitors, Versius is small enough to be moved from one operating room to another, giving hospitals an unprecedented amount of freedom and flexibility about how they use the system. Combined with its highly flexible bio-mimicking design, Versius offers the potential to bring the benefits of minimal access surgery to millions of people each year.