Augmedics announced that it appointed Rick Anderson as executive chairman of its board and Bradley Paddock as the board’s independent director. Chicago-based Augmedics said yesterday in a news release that Anderson joined the board in March upon the closing of Augmedics’ oversubscribed $36 million Series C financing round. Paddock then joined in May and both […]
Surgical
Osso VR raises $27M for its immersive surgical training
Osso VR announced today that it has raised $27 million in a Series B round as it seeks to fuel further growth around its virtual reality surgical training and assessment platform. GSR Ventures led the round, with participation from Signalfire, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, OCA Ventures, Scrum Ventures, Leslie Ventures and Anorak Ventures. San Francisco–based Osso […]
Smith+Nephew launches Fast-Fix Flex meniscal repair system
Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN;NYSE:SNN) announced today that it launched the Fast-Fix Flex meniscal repair system. London-based Smith+Nephew touts its Fast-Fix Flex meniscal repair system as the only device to offer a surgeon-guided, bendable needle and shaft to provide access to all zones of the meniscus, resulting in long-term benefits to the patient, according to a news release. […]
Explorer Surgical expands offerings into robotic surgery space
Explorer Surgical announced today that will expand its cloud-based digital platform into the robotic surgery space. As a result of the foray into surgical robotics, medical robotics companies will now be able to leverage the Explorer Live digital platform and procedural playbook, video capabilities and data collection offerings to improve workflow and performance. Get the […]
Medtronic has a Class I recall of some angiographic guidewires
The FDA has classified the recall of some angiographic guidewires made by Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) as Class I, the most serious kind. Medtronic’s angiographic guidewire component affected by the recall helps place catheters into the vasculature during angiography or other interventional procedures. The recall occurred because of a lack of sterilization before shipment to hospitals, according […]
Levita Magnetics announces first magnetic robot-assisted surgeries
Levita Magnetics announced today that it performed the first procedures with its robot-assisted surgical platform. Dr. Ignacio Robles used Menlo Park, Calif.–based Levita’s newest system, the Levita Robotic Platform, in a reduced-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal). The procedure took place at Clínica INDISA in Santiago, Chile, as part of a clinical study of the platform. […]
NuVasive’s updated Pulse spinal surgery platform wins CE mark
NuVasive (NSDQ:NUVA) announced today that it received CE mark approval for the latest updates to its Pulse spinal surgical automation platform. San Diego–based NuVasive touts its Pulse system as a first-of-its-kind technology designed to integrate radiation reduction, imaging enhancement, rod bending, navigation, intraoperative neuromonitoring and spinal alignment tools into one platform. According to a news […]
CMR Surgical raises $600M to expand Versius robot commercialization
CMR Surgical has raised $600 million in a Series D financing round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and co-led by Ally Bridge Group. The Cambridge, U.K.–based company said yesterday that it will use the money to boost the global commercialization of its Versius surgical robotic system, making keyhole surgery accessible to more people worldwide. […]
Medtronic breaks ground on $200M campus in Colorado
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) broke ground today on a new 400,000 ft2 innovation campus in Lafayette, Colo. The plan is for roughly 1,100 R&D and administrative employees at the medtech giant’s Boulder and Louisville facilities to move in by the end of next year. Manufacturing will stay in Boulder and Louisville. Medtronic businesses with operations in Colorado […]
Interventional Systems wins FDA clearance for miniature surgical robot
Interventional Systems announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Micromate robot for percutaneous procedures. Kitzbühel, Austria–based Interventional Systems developed Micromate as a table-mounted medical robot for interventional procedures, touting it as the world’s smallest robot for those of the percutaneous kind, according to a news release. Micromate uses a universal instrument guidance […]
7 companies using robot-assisted surgery to transform orthopedics
It seems as if every orthopedic device company is getting involved in robot-assisted surgery — rolling out robots to assist surgeons operating on the knee, hip, shoulder or spine. Two events in recent years especially signaled that robots were coming into their own in the space: Stryker spent $1.7 billion for Mako Surgical in order […]