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 […]
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
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 […]
Neptune Medical raises $97M for GI robotic tech, spins out Jupiter Endovascular
Neptune Medical announced today that it completed a Series D financing round worth proceeds of $97 million. The Burlingame, California–based company also announced the successful spinout of its Jupiter Endovascular subsidiary. Sonder Capital and Olympus Corporation of the Americas provided significant participation in the funding round. The company said other existing and new investors also […]
Medtronic discloses $3M severance payout for EVP’s layoff
Medtronic‘s layoff of a top executive cost more than $3 million in severance, the company said in a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Medtronic eliminated former EVP and Medical Surgical President Bob White’s position this year when it pulled out of the ventilator market. Because it terminated White’s employment without cause, […]
Stereotaxis wins CE mark for next-gen surgical robot, submits to FDA
Stereotaxis (NYSE:STXS) announced that it obtained CE mark in Europe and submitted an FDA 510(k) application for its next-generation surgical robot. The GenesisX system is the latest iteration of Stereotaxis’ Genesis robotic magnetic navigation (RMN) system. It builds upon the company’s technology while reducing the complexities and barriers to hospital adoption. Stereotaxis said in a news […]
Titan Medical offers updates on merger with Conavi
Titan Medical today announced another amending agreement in its amalgamation agreement with Conavi Medical. In March, the companies entered into a definitive amalgamation agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction. They aim to commercialize Conavi’s Novasight Hybrid system for guiding common minimally invasive coronary procedures. The companies offered another update in April saying that the […]
Globus Medical stock slides in response to FDA warning letter centered around surgical robot tech
The FDA today published a warning letter issued to Globus Medical alleging violations at a Pennsylvania facility. Shares of Globus Medical — one of the largest orthopedic device companies in the world — fell more than 8% to $66.83 apiece in midday trading today. (MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 Index was up slightly.) The warning letter, dated […]
Vicarious Surgical announces new hospital partnership for surgical robot
Vicarious Surgical (NYSE:RBOT) announced today that it signed a strategic development agreement with LSU Health New Orleans. LSU Health New Orleans is Louisiana’s flagship and most comprehensive academic health sciences center, Vicarious said in a news release. The center educates the majority of Louisiana’s healthcare professionals. It partners with University Medical Center, which operates a […]
Nanoflex Robotics adds former CMR Surgical CEO to board
Nanoflex Robotics announced today that it appointed Per Vegard Nerseth as an independent non-executive director, effective immediately. Nerseth, the former CEO of CMR Surgical — another surgical robot maker — brings more than three decades of global business experience. His most recent post was the corner office at CMR, where he took over in 2019 […]
J&J’s DePuy Synthes launches Velys surgical robot for spine
Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Synthes announced today that it launched a dual-use robotics and standalone navigation platform that uses its Velys robot in spine surgery. This marks the latest development for Velys, J&J’s robotic orthopedic surgery system that won its first FDA clearance for total knee surgery in 2021. In June, Velys won FDA clearance […]
Medical Microinstruments completes preclinical neurosurgery study with surgical robot
Medical Microinstruments announced today that it completed a preclinical study evaluating its surgical robot in neurosurgical procedures. The study assessed the feasibility of the Symani surgical system in repairing blood vessels in the brain. Dr. Adnan Siddiqui, CEO and CMO of the Jacobs Institute, successfully repaired a blood vessel in the brain of an animal […]
