Medtronic announced that it launched its UNiD ePRO service in the U.S. to provide electronic patient-reported outcomes (PROs) to spine surgeons. The medtech giant believes its service, created through a partnership with OBERD, could change patient outcome collection. With OBERD, a practice intelligence data collection company, Medtronic hopes to reduce the burden on clinical staff […]
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Nanoflex Robotics announces first U.S. surgical robot installation
Nanoflex Robotics announced today that it installed its first remote-ready robotics system for neurovascular procedures in the U.S. The installation took place at The Jacobs Institute, a nonprofit medical device innovation center in Buffalo, New York. Zurich, Switzerland-based Nanoflex designed its robotic system with a compact magnetic field generator and a navigation control unit. These […]
Biobot Surgical secures $18M Series B for Mona Lisa surgical robot
Biobot Surgical announced today that it closed a Series B funding round worth $18 million to support its surgical robot. Tony Tan, a healthcare entrepreneur, led the round for the robotic-assisted transperineal biopsy and treatment company. Existing shareholder Zig Ventures also participated. Biobot plans to use the funds raised to accelerate its global expansion and […]
Vicarious Surgical still expects to submit surgical robot to FDA in 2026
Vicarious Surgical (NYSE:RBOT) management offered an update on the development timeline of its surgical robot as part of its fourth-quarter earnings. Previous expectations earmarked mid-2024 for first-in-human trials and fiscal 2025 for de novo clearance submission. However, CEO Adam Sachs pushed V1.0’s timeline back in November 2023. The company outlined plans for a build and […]
Stereotaxis submits Magic ablation catheter for U.S., European approval
Stereotaxis (NYSE:STXS) announced that it submitted its Magic ablation catheter for both European and U.S. regulatory approval. The company said its FDA and CE mark submissions follow successful clinical results in an ongoing trial. Last month, Stereotaxis announced the first Magic treatments in the European trial supporting its submissions. According to a news release, the […]
Stryker reports first shoulder arthroplasty with Blueprint MR guidance system in Europe
Stryker announced today that surgeons completed the first shoulder arthroplasty surgeries in Europe using its Blueprint guidance. Dr. Julien Berhouet (Tours Hospital, France) and Dr. Lionel Neyton (Centre Orthopédique Santy and Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz, France) performed the cases. These cases follow the first surgeries using the mixed reality (MR) guidance in North America last […]
Osso VR picks new CEO as former leader transitions to new role
Osso VR announced today that it appointed Greg Born as its new CEO as Justin Barad transitions out of the role into a new position. Born’s focus in the corner office centers around driving growth and expansion in the procedural training space. Osso VR develops academic programs with virtual reality (VR) training modules and simulations. […]
Virtual Incision wins FDA nod for miniature MIRA surgical robot for use in colectomies
Virtual Incision announced that the FDA granted marketing authorization to its MIRA miniaturized surgical robotic system. The FDA gave the nod for the use of the miniRAS (robotic-assisted surgery) system in adults undergoing colectomy procedures. MIRA went through the FDA’s de novo classification process, with findings based on an investigational device exemption (IDE) study. Virtual […]
FDA clears ROSA Shoulder robotic surgery system from Zimmer Biomet
Zimmer Biomet announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its ROSA Shoulder robotic-assisted surgery system. The company says this marks the clearance of the world’s first robotic surgery system for shoulder replacement. It’s also the fourth application for the ROSA (Robotic Surgical Assistant) portfolio, which includes the ROSA Knee and ROSA Hip. Zimmer […]
Sira Medical wins FDA nod for augmented reality surgical planning tech
Sira Medical announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its augmented reality (AR) preoperative surgical planning application. The San Francisco-based company’s application offers clinicians with advanced imaging to assist in making key patient management decisions. According to a news release, Sira Medical wants to address a lack of clarity caused by hidden anatomy […]
Medical Microinstruments raises $110M to support surgical robot
Medical Microinstruments announced today that it raised $110 million in a Series C financing round to help commercialize its surgical robot. Fidelity Management & Research Company led the round. Medical Microinstruments said in a news release that it marks the largest-ever investment in microsurgery innovation. The company plans to use the funds to support the […]