A seven-year study comparing outcomes from robotic and open cystectomy procedures showed no statistically significant difference in complications or survival rate between the two methods. The randomized open versus robotic cystectomy study, known as the Razor trial, is touted as the first comprehensive study to compare outcomes between robotic and traditional open surgeries in any […]
Neural Analytics lands CE Mark for NeuralBot ultrasound guidance device
Neural Analytics said today that it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its NeuralBot ultrasound guidance device for evaluating blood flow in the brain. Los Angeles-based Neural Analytics said that NeuralBot is designed to work with its already-CE Marked Lucid M1 transcranial doppler utrasound to provide non-invasive blood flow monitoring. “We are committed to […]
Titan Medical shareholders approve 30-1 reverse split
Titan Medical (TSX:TMD;OTC:TITFX) shareholders this week approved a reverse stock split that could see the company exchange a single share for as many as 30. The robot-assisted surgery company, which lists its shares on the OTC exchange in the U.S. and on the Toronto Stock Exchange, said earlier this month that the reverse split is slated […]
Robotic nav platform developer Xact Robotics raises $5m
Israeli medical device developer Xact Robotics has raised $5 million in a new round of financing to help support its medical robotic navigation and steering platform, according to a Globes Israel report. Funds in the round came from existing shareholders, and bring the total raised by the group to date up to $15 million, according […]
TransEnterix seeks expanded FDA indications for Senhance platform
TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) said yesterday it submitted a 510(k) submission to the FDA seeking clearance for extra instruments for its Senhance robotic surgical platform, including 3 mm diameter instruments. The Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based company said that the clearance would allow the Senhance to be used in microlaparoscopic surgeries. The platform is currently cleared for laparoscopic colorectal, […]
Corindus wins Japanese PMDA clearance for CorPath GRX platform
Corindus Vascular Robotics (OTC:CVRS) said today it won clearance from Japan’s Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Agency for its CorPath GRX robotic surgical device. The CorPath GRX vascular robotics platform is designed to assist cardiologists in performing percutaneous coronary interventions, including angioplasty and stent placement, Corindus said. “I look forward to offering CorPath GRX to my patients […]
CMR Surgical closes $100m Series B
Updated to correct to the company’s updated name, CMR Surgical. CMR Surgical said today it closed a $100 million Series B round of funding to support commercialization of its Versius robotic surgical system. The Series B round was joined by the newly invested Zheijiang Silk Road Fund and existing investors Escala Capital Investments, LGT, Cambridge […]
Titan Medical surges on NASDAQ listing bid, 30-1 reverse split
Titan Medical (TSX:TMD;OTC:TITFX) said it applied for a listing on the NASDAQ exchange and revealed plans for a 1-for-30 share split, sending share prices soaring today in New York and Toronto. The robot-assisted surgery company, which lists its shares on the OTC exchange in the U.S. and on the Toronto Stock Exchange, said the reverse split […]
Intuitive Surgical wins expanded clearance for da Vinci SP
Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) said today that it won 510(k) clearance from the FDA for a new indication for its da Vinci SP robot-assisted surgery device and revealed plans to pursue other indications for the single-port device. Initially cleared in April 2014 for urological procedures, the da Vinci SP’s newest indication is for procedures requiring very narrow access from a […]
Intuitive Surgical goes direct in India
Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) said yesterday that it’s shifting to a direct sales model in India and named a general manager to oversee its business in that country. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based robot-assisted surgery pioneer said some 60 workers from its longtime distributor in India, Vattikuti Technologies, joined its operation there for an undisclosed amount, to be led by […]
TransEnterix surges on expanded indications for Senhance robot-assisted surgery device
TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) said today that it won expanded indications from the FDA for its Senhance robot-assisted surgery device, which is now cleared for hernia and gallbladder procedures. The federal safety watchdog’s expanded 510(k) decision doubles the Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based company’s addressable market, president & CEO Todd Pope said in prepared remarks. “These expanded procedures are […]
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