Medtronic announced that Dr. James Porter joined the company as chief medical officer of Robotic Surgical Technologies and Digital Technologies. Porter joins the unit within the Surgical business as part of the Medical Surgical portfolio at the medtech giant. A practicing urologic surgeon, Porter boasts more than 5,000 robotic-assisted procedures under his belt. Medtronic called […]
Surgical Robotics
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Here are top surgical robotic features from MassDevice and its sister publications (and scroll down to read the latest cardiology device news from MassDevice):
+ The top 10 surgical robotics stories of the year so far
+ Intuitive details da Vinci 5 launch plans with limited supply of next-gen surgical robotics systems
+ 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
SS Innovations expects FDA approval for surgical robot by the end of 2025
SS Innovations today issued an update on the FDA approval timeline for its Mantra surgical robotic system following meetings with the agency. Earlier this year, the company completed its first interactive pre-submission meeting with the FDA for SSi Mantra. It said in a news release that it received feedback to help it proceed with a […]
Surgical robotics veteran Dr. Fred Moll joins SS Innovations’ board
SS Innovations announced today that it appointed Dr. Frederic Moll to its board of directors, naming him vice chair. Moll, the founder of surgical robotics leader Intuitive Surgical, brings decades of experience to the board at SS Innovations. Labeled the “father of surgical robotics” by SS Innovations, he co-founded Intuitive in the 1990s and oversaw […]
Report: Judge says Johnson & Johnson must pay Auris shareholders $1B in damages
A Delaware judge ruled that Johnson & Johnson must pay $1 billion in damages to Auris Health shareholders, according to media reports. Reuters, Bloomberg Law, and others report that the ruling claims that J&J breached its agreement to acquire Auris, which went through for $3.4 billion in February 2019. The deal also included up to […]
CMR Surgical makes duo of executive appointments
CMR Surgical announced today that it appointed a new chief legal & business affairs officer and SVP of global business development. The UK-based surgical robot maker named Markus Bauman as its new chief legal & business affairs officer. CMR Surgical also officially added Michelle Paknad as SVP of global business development, as announced last month. […]
FDA clears Think Surgical robot for use with Medacta knee systems
Think Surgical announced that the FDA granted 510(k) clearance for its TMINI miniature robotic system for use with Medacta’s knee systems. The FDA cleared TMINI for use with Medacta’s GMK Sphere and SpheriKA knee systems following a collaboration between the companies. Both knee systems have been added to the Think Surgical ID-HUB, a proprietary data […]
Obvius Robotics earns FDA breakthrough nod for central venous catheterization access system
Obvius Robotics announced today that the FDA granted breakthrough device designation for its Certa access system for central venous catheterization (CVC). CVC procedures require access to one of the great veins (internal jugular, subclavian, or femoral) to place a multi-lumen catheter for rapid replacement of blood volume, administration of emergency medicines and analgesics, and hemodynamic […]
FDA clears next-gen surgical robot from Procept Biorobotics
Procept BioRobotics (Nasdaq:PRCT) announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its next-generation Hydros robotic surgery system. Hydros delivers the San Jose, California-based company’s Aquablation therapy. The company received FDA investigational device exemption (IDE) for its Aquablation procedure in September 2023. Aquablation uses waterjet resection to precisely eradicate prostate tissue. It provides the potential […]
Asensus shareholders approve Karl Storz merger
Asensus Surgical filed an SEC Form 8-K to confirm that its shareholders voted to approve its planned merger with Karl Storz. In June, the companies agreed to a deal in which Karl Storz acquires the surgical robot maker for 35¢ per share in cash. Asensus’ board unanimously approved the agreement. However, with scrutiny over a […]
CMR Surgical names new SVP of global business development
CMR Surgical this week announced it appointed Michelle Paknad as senior vice president of global business development. Paknad has over two decades of sales and marketing experience, specifically in soft tissue surgical robotics. She has held a number of senior global leadership roles, including VP of global robotics and digital health at Smith+Nephew and several […]
Restor3d expands into robotics, navigation with new leadership appointments
Restor3d announced today that it made two new leadership appointments to spearhead a strategic expansion into robotics and navigation. The orthopedic technology company named Larry Hazbun SVP of robotics and Kirstin Widding SVP of hip & knee. Durham, North Carolina-based Restor3d, a 3D-printed orthopedic implant maker, offers patient-specific, patient-matched, and associated ancillary products. Its expertise […]
