Robocath announced today that it successfully completed the first robotic coronary angioplasties on the continent of Africa with its R-One system. The Rouen, France-based company performed six successful robotic coronary angioplasties in Cape Town. Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital interventional cardiologist Dr. Faizel Lorgat performed the percutaneous coronary interventions as part of a distribution agreement […]
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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):
+ 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
TransEnterix announces reverse split of common stock
TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) announced that it will effect a 13-to-1 reverse split of the company’s common stock. The Morrisville, N.C.-based company said stockholders approved the reverse stock split range at a special meeting yesterday and authorized a share reduction by stockholders. The applicable certificate of amendment was filed in Delaware, becoming effective at 5 p.m. yesterday, according […]
CMR Surgical appoints new CEO
CMR Surgical this week announced it appointed Per Vegard Nerseth as CEO, effective on Jan. 1, 2020. Nerseth will replace Martin Frost, who will remain as CEO until the effective date and transition to a non-executive director role within the company. Prior to joining CMR Surgical, Nerseth was senior VP and managing director of ABB […]
Vicarious Surgical wins FDA breakthrough designation for surgical robot
Vicarious Surgical announced that it won FDA breakthrough device designation for its virtual reality-based robot-assisted surgical device. Charlestown, Mass.–based Vicarious has said its device for minimally invasive procedures “combines virtual reality with proprietary human-like surgical robotics to enable surgeons to perform minimally invasive surgery through a single micro-incision.” The company claims to have achieved “the […]
FDA clears SynchroSeal and E-100 generator for Intuitive’s da Vinci X, Xi platforms
Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) announced that it won FDA clearance for two technologies meant to improve da Vinci robot-assisted surgical procedures that require sealing. The FDA cleared Intuitive Surgical’s E-100 generator and its new SynchroSeal instrument for the da Vinci X and Xi robot-assisted surgical systems, the company said in a Nov. 26 news release. Intuitive’s E-100 […]
How GE Healthcare is investing in medtech innovation
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) appears to be taking the “throw it against the wall and see what sticks” approach when it comes to medtech innovation. GE’s Chicago-based healthcare subsidiary today announced a medtech 3D printing partnership with Formlabs (Somerville, Mass.). GE Healthcare also disclosed its participation in the recent $243 million Series C round of robot-assisted surgery […]
ReWalk Robotics posts Q3 losses on missed projections
ReWalk Robotics (NSDQ:RWLK) reported third-quarter results that came up shy of the consensus forecast. The Yokneam Illit, Israel–based robotic walking assistance company posted losses of -$3.4 million, or -46¢ per share, on sales of $1.2 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, for a 25.2% bottom-line gain on sales decline of -23.7%. Adjusted to exclude […]
Myomo slides on missed Q3 projections
Myomo (NYSE:MYO) shares plummeted today on third-quarter sales shortcomings and a bottom-line dip. The Cambridge, Mass.–based wearable medical robotics company posted losses of -$2.8 million, or -16¢ per share, on sales of $606,619 for the three months ended Sept. 30, for a 5.2% bottom-line slide on a sales decline of 0.4%. Adjusted to exclude one-time […]
TransEnterix slashes workforce amid disappointing Q3 results
TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) has let go of 39 employees, 18% of its headcount, as the robot-assisted surgery company turns its focus on existing Sehance system customers versus drumming up sales. “Our key areas of focus in 2020 will be on market develop activities, expanding the clinical economic evidence, supporting Senhance and adding important new features, such as […]
FDA puts Class I label on Zimmer Biomet’s Rosa Brain robot software recall
The FDA has given a recall on the Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) Rosa Brain 3.0 devices for robot-assisted neurosurgery procedures a Class I designation, the most serious type of recall. Zimmer Biomet warned in September of the problem, in which a sequence workflow can trigger “a discrepancy between initial skin marking on the skull and instrument trajectory,” […]
Neural Analytics launches feasibility study for Lucid robot-assisted stroke device
Neural Analytics said yesterday that it has enrolled the first subjects in a study of its Lucid robotic system for the management of patients suspected of suffering a stroke. The Codex study is a prospective, single-arm, multi-center, safety and technical feasibility study under an FDA investigational device exemption for the Lucid system. Dr. Ifeanyi Iwuchukwu […]