Intuitive Surgical is planning a phased launch of its da Vinci 5 that will stretch into next year, executives said today. Intuitive won FDA 510(k) clearance for its next-generation surgical robotics system last week, nearly one decade after winning clearance for the da Vinci Xi system. “We are planning for a limited launch starting in […]
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+ 10 surgical robotics companies you need to know
+ The secret behind Intuitive’s surgical robotics success
+ Surgical robotics trends and how to accelerate adoption
+ How surgical robotics safety systems prevent patient harm
+ These surgical robotics arms are destined for the trash — by design
Latest Surgical Robotics News
Titan Medical enters merger with Conavi Medical
Titan Medical announced today that it entered into a definitive amalgamation agreement to combine with Conavi Medical. The companies aim to combine in an all-stock transaction, focusing on commercializing Conavi’s Novasight Hybrid system. Conavi designed Novasight Hybrid to guide common minimally invasive coronary procedures. This merger comes after more than a year of uncertainty around […]
Intuitive wins FDA clearance for its next-gen da Vinci 5
Intuitive Surgical has secured FDA 510(k) clearance for its next-generation da Vinci 5 multiport surgical robotics system. The news, announced yesterday after market close, comes less than two months after the dominant surgical robotics developer disclosed that it had submitted for the much-anticipated clearance, revealing the name of the new system in the process. (Here […]
See what’s next from surgical robotics leaders on DeviceTalks Tuesdays
The FDA’s clearance of Intuitive’s Da Vinci 5 Surgical system will certainly be felt across a surgical robotics sector that’s already making great gains in securing FDA nods and building markets outside the U.S. To provide a deeper look into some of the higher-profile surgical robotics companies, our DeviceTalks Tuesdays webinar series next week will […]
SS Innovations uses surgical robot in mitral valve replacement
SS Innovations announced today that surgeons successfully performed a mitral valve replacement using its surgical robot. The procedure marks the world’s first mitral valve replacement using the company’s Mantra surgical robot. It took place at the Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Cardiac Sciences in Bengaluru, India. Dr. Nitin Kumar Rajput performed the surgery, guided by Dr. Sudhir […]
Myomo has a strong outlook for 2024 with new Medicare coverage
Myomo (NYSE:MYO) shares took a hit today on fourth-quarter results that came up short of the consensus forecast. Shares of MYO fell 10% to $3.16 apiece in mid-morning trading today. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — ticked up 0.5%. The Boston-based wearable exoskeleton maker posted […]
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 […]
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 […]