CMR Surgical said today that it completed the first sale of its Versius robotic surgical system to the Galaxy Care Hospital in Pune, India. Versius is designed for use in minimal-access procedures; at Galaxy Care those ranged from transthoracic procedures to hysterectomies and myomectomies, led by Dr. Shailesh Puntambekar, according to a news release. Cambridge, […]
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):
+ 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
Titan Medical plunges on suspended timeline for Sport surgical robot
Titan Medical (TSX:TMD) shares lost nearly half their value this morning after the medical device company suspended the timeline for its Sport robot-assisted surgery device. Earlier this year the Toronto-based company pushed back the timeline for its 501(K) submission to the FDA from late this year to the first half of 2020. But late yesterday Titan […]
Think Surgical wins FDA clearance for TSolution One robot-assisted total knee device
Think Surgical said yesterday that it won 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its TSolution One robot-assisted total knee replacement device. The TSolution One system uses Fremont, Calif.-based Think Surgical’s 3D pre-surgical planning workstation and computer-assisted Active robot. It won CE Mark approval in the European Union for total knees in December 2017. “We are […]
FDA clears new drill for Neocis Yomi robot-assisted dental surgery device
Neocis said yesterday that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for a new robot-assisted drill to be used with its Yomi dental surgery system. The Miami-based company said the clearance will lead to an easier workflow and provide enhancements to the surgeons’ drilling experience. Yomi won FDA clearance in March 2017 for dental implant procedures, becoming […]
NASS 2019 roundup: NuVasive unveils Pulse robot and more
The 34th annual North American Spine Society Meeting took place last week in Chicago where orthopedic experts and medtech companies share data, research and the latest news in orthopedics. During this year’s meeting, NuVasive unveiled its Pulse robot that will allow surgeons to perform robotic-assisted spine surgery. Other companies touted pedicle screws, lumbar fusion and vertebral fracture […]
Robocath touts R-One coronary angioplasty platform
Robocath said today that it completed its first two coronary angioplasties performed with its R-One robotic platform. Both procedures were performed in France, as Drs. Eric Durand and Rémi Sabatier oversaw one at Rouen University Hospital and Dr. Jean Fajadet performed one at Clinique Pasteur in Toulouse. The R-One system is designed to facilitate and enhance […]
Titan Medical preps for up to $22m from overnight offering
Titan Medical (TSX:TMD;OTC:TITFX) yesterday registered an overnight offering it hopes will bring in as much as $22 million for the robot-assisted surgery platform it’s developing. Toronto-based Titan said the offering, which aims to raise a minimum of $18 million, will combine one share of stock and a single warrant; no prices have been set yet. The […]
Medtronic finally unveils its new robot-assisted surgery system
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) claims it has a new robot-assisted surgery platform that is more flexible and cost-effective than systems presently on the market. That appeared to be the message out today from the world’s largest medical device company as it unveiled its much-awaited Hugo RAS system. The system is Medtronic’s answer to a growing market that remains […]
FDA clears OrthoSpin’s robot-assisted external fixation device
OrthoSpin has won FDA 510(k) clearance for its robot-assisted external fixation system for orthopedic treatments. Misgav, Israel-based OrthoSpin’s system is designed to automatically make pre-programmed adjustments to eliminate manual adjustments and patient training while reducing the need for follow-ups. The system could change the outcomes of orthopedic treatments such as bone lengthening, setting complex fractures […]
Zimmer Biomet warns on Rosa Brain robot software issue
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) last week warned of a software glitch with its Rosa Brain 3.0 devices for robot-assisted neurosurgery procedures. No long-term adverse events were reported from the problem, in which a sequence workflow can trigger “a discrepancy between initial skin marking on the skull and instrument trajectory,” the Warsaw, Ind.-based company said. “In all […]
Medtronic sets robot-assisted surgery platform unveiling
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) will unveil its robot-assisted surgery platform to investors on Tuesday in Hartford, Conn. Scheduled from 2 p.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. EDT, the update will include a robot-assisted surgical procedure performed in a lab to demonstrate the company’s minimally invasive therapy group’s ongoing testing and development process. A panel of surgeons and Medtronic […]