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Christopher Calnan

Medical robots to drive commercial robotics market to $4B in 5 years

October 25, 2017 By Christopher Calnan

The commercial robot market is poised to nearly triple in value during the next five years, with medical robots accounting for more than 40% of the product segment, according to a report. Commercial robotics, which doesn’t include industrial robots, refers to medical robots, drones, autonomous guided robots and field robots. This year, the market for such […]

Filed Under: Robotics

Mazor Robotics touts study showing lower complication, revision rates

October 25, 2017 By Christopher Calnan

Robotic-guided spinal surgeries reduce both complications and the number of revision surgeries needed, according to a new report released today by Mazor Robotics (NSDQ:MZOR). The study shows that spinal surgeries performed using the company’s guidance system had a five-fold reduction in surgical complications. Such technology also contributed to a seven-fold reduction in revision surgeries versus freehand-based […]

Filed Under: Robotics, Spine Tagged With: mazorrobotics

Corindus Vascular Robotics to test-drive HeartFlow’s 3D cardiac imaging tech

October 24, 2017 By Christopher Calnan

Corindus Vascular Robotics (OTC:CVRS), a Massachusetts-based surgical robotics company, plans to utilize technology that creates 3D images of arteries for evaluating patients. Company officials said they’d employ California-based HeartFlow’s FFRct Analysis in a case series of robotic-assisted percutaneous coronary interventions to evaluate the technology’s role in clinical decision support. The testing will be done at hospitals […]

Filed Under: Cardiovascular, Imaging, Robotics Tagged With: Corindus Vascular Robotics, HeartFlow

Court upholds $27m pelvic mesh verdict against Boston Scientific

October 24, 2017 By Christopher Calnan

A federal appeals court last week upheld a plaintiff’s $27 million win over Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) in a product liability lawsuit brought over its Pinnacle pelvic mesh. A Florida jury in November 2014 found for Amal Eghnayem and three other plaintiffs who alleged that the Pinnacle mesh caused injuries including pain, bleeding and infection. Pelvic mesh implants […]

Filed Under: Legal News, Product Liability Tagged With: Boston Scientific, Pelvic Mesh Lawsuits

Medineering touts EU approval of its robotic positioning arm

October 24, 2017 By Christopher Calnan

Medineering, the German maker of surgical robotics, disclosed that its positioning arm won CE Mark approval from the European Commission. Approval means the company’s positioning arm is now OK’d for holding and positioning passive adapters and robots in otolaryngology (ear, nose & throat), neurosurgery and spinal surgery. The positioning arm “is the base of a […]

Filed Under: Regulatory/Compliance, Robotics, Surgical Tagged With: Medineering

Renishaw wins FDA approval for neurosurgery planning software

October 24, 2017 By Christopher Calnan

Renishaw, a British engineering company, received approval by federal officials to sell the latest version of its neurosurgery planning software in the U.S. The FDA granted 510(k) clearance for Renishaw’s neuroinspire software that blends MRI and CT datasets into a 3D volume, enabling neurosurgeons to identify and outline regions of interest. The approach is designed to minimize […]

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Regulatory/Compliance, Software / IT, Surgical Tagged With: renishaw

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