Olympus announced recently that it is committed to addressing the concerns of the FDA around its device manufacturing in Japan. Last week, the FDA notified healthcare providers about import alerts for certain medical devices manufactured in Japan by Olympus and its subsidiaries. According to the notice, the FDA has “concerns related to outstanding quality system regulation violations […]
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Vicarious Surgical elects new board members
Vicarious Surgical (NYSE:RBOT) announced today that it elected Fuad Ahmad and Joseph Doherty to its board of directors. Along with the two new directors, the company announced the departure of Ric Fulop from its board. All appointments and departures were made effective as part of the Vicarious annual meeting of stockholders held on June 27. […]
STENTiT enrolls first patient in trial of regenerative stent system
STENTiT has implanted its Resorbable Fibrillated Scaffold in the first patient enrolled in the VITAL-IT 1 study evaluating the device for chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) below the knee. The prospective, non-randomized feasibility study will enroll up to 10 patients at the Medical University of Graz in Austria and follow them for 24 months. Investigators used […]
Danaher names new chief technology and AI officer, EVP for Life Sciences
Danaher announced today that it appointed a new chief technology and AI officer and a new EVP to lead Life Sciences. The company chose Martin Stumpe to take on the role of chief technology and AI officer, effective Oct. 1, 2025. It selected Greg Milosevich to become EVP with responsibility for Life Sciences, effective July […]
Circa completes limited launch of transseptal access system
Circa Scientific announced that it completed the limited market release for its CrossWise RF transseptal access system. Englewood, Colorado-based Circa designed its zero-exchange RF system to deliver energy through a purpose-built cannula. The cannula maintains shape and stability during septal crossing. This approach allows for deliberate control and precise positioning to reduce the risk of […]
Bausch + Lomb closes $790.6M offering
Bausch + Lomb (NYSE:BLCO) announced that its subsidiaries closed an upsized offering of $790.6 million (€675 million) in senior notes. The upsized offering included senior secured floating rate notes due 2031. In addition, the company completed a partial refinancing of its credit agreement. In connection with the refinancing, it entered into a third amendment to […]
Distalmotion makes its first multirobot sale in the U.S.
Distalmotion has made its first multi-system sale in the U.S., with AdventHealth purchasing several Dexter surgical robotic systems to expand minimally invasive procedures in its outpatient department. AdventHealth, which runs 50 hospitals in nine states, has already completed its first cases with Dexter. “We’re excited to have completed our first cases with Dexter as we […]
Carlsmed is going the IPO route
Carlsmed announced today that filed a registration statement with the SEC relating to a proposed initial public offering (IPO). The Carlsbad, California–based company has yet to determine the number of shares and price range for the proposed offering. It applied to list its common stock on the Nasdaq global select market under the “CARL” ticker. Carlsmed’s […]
Moon Surgical adds to C-suite to support commercialization
Moon Surgical this week announced it added three senior hires to its C-suite as the company accelerates the commercialization of its Maestro surgical assistant robot in the U.S. and Europe. The company named Jonathan Conta chief marketing officer, Jeff Semone chief quality and regulatory officer, and Jeff Driggs vice president of U.S. sales. Conta spent […]
NanoVibronix has a next-gen robotic system under development
NanoVibronix (Nasdaq:NAOV) announced today that it launched a next-generation robotic development initiative in its ENvue Medical division. Tyler, Texas–based NanoVibronix recently acquired ENvue Medical and named its CEO, Doran Besser, as its new CEO. With the acquisition, the company is now developing the ENvue Drive to automate electromagnetic navigation for enteral and vascular access procedures […]
Stryker makes leadership changes in digital, robotics business
There has been a shift in leadership for the Digital, Robotics and Enabling Technologies business at Stryker . Stryker Group President, Orthopaedics, Spencer Stiles, posted on LinkedIn that the company appointed Mike Carlin as president of Digital Robotics and Enabling Technologies. As a result, Robert Cohen, who previously held that role, transitions to VP, Innovation […]
