CMR Surgical said today that it raised some $243 million in a Series C round it plans to use to commercialize its Versius robot-assisted surgery device. The Cambridge, U.K.-based company said the £195 million round (worth about $242.8 million) is Europe’s largest private medtech financing to date. CMR Surgical, formerly known as Cambridge Medical 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
Keranova raises $26.5 million for ophthalmic surgical robot
Ophthalmic surgery device maker Keranova said today that it has raised $26.5 million (€24 million) in a second round of financing,. Long-standing shareholders Mérieux Equity Partners and Supernova Invest led the round, joined by Financière Arbevel, Tourrette Investissement and other international investors. Saint-Etienne, France-based Keranova said it will use the money to fund the development […]
First remote robotic PCI surgeries performed in India
A cardiologist in India has performed the first remote robot-assisted percutaneous coronary intervention procedures (R-PCIs), according to a new study published this week. The cardiologist used Corindus Vascular Robotics‘ CorPathGRX system and performed the five successful procedures from 20 miles away, according to an article on the study published in The Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine. The primary […]
Stereotaxis uplists to the New York Stock Exchange
Stereotaxis (NYSE:STXS) said earlier this week that its common stock has been approved for listing on the NYSE American exchange. After the company’s common stock ceased trading on the OTCQX when the market closed yesterday, it began trading on the NYSE at the open of trading today, under the same “STXS” symbol. The St. Louis, […]
Intuitive Surgical announces new U.K. HQ
Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) announced this week that it opened a U.K. and Republic of Ireland headquarters and training suite at Oxford Science Park’s Schrödinger Building in Oxford, U.K. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company produces the da Vinci SP robot-assisted surgery platform, which is cleared by the FDA for urological procedures, procedures requiring very narrow access from a […]
FTC clears $1.1B Corindus buyout by Siemens Healthineers
Corindus Vascular Robotics (NYSE:CVRS) said today that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission granted early termination of the waiting period on its $1.1 billion acquisition by Siemens Healthineers (NYSE:SI). The all-cash deal for Waltham, Mass.-based Corindus, which is developing a robot-assisted device for vascular procedures, calls for the German conglomerate’s healthcare arm to pony up $4.28 per share. […]
Stryker bolsters robotics play with $500m offer for Mobius Imaging
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) today bolstered its early play in robotics with a $500 million all-cash bid for Mobius Imaging and its Cardan Robotics subsidiary. The Kalamazoo, Mich.-based company was the first orthopedics major to bet large on robotics with the $1.68 billion acquisition of Mako Surgical in December 2013. Today Stryker said it agreed to pay […]
Titan Medical inks $35m financing deal with Aspire Capital
Titan Medical (TSX:TMD;OTC:TITFX) said yesterday that it inked a share purchase agreement with Aspire Capital worth up to $35 million. In the deal, Aspire Capital committed to purchase Titan stock up to the $35 million mark until Feb. 28, 2022, at Titan’s request. Titan plans to immediately sell Aspire Capital nearly 1.8 million shares at $1.69 […]
Avra Medical Robotics starts along FDA regulatory path
Avra Medical Robotics (OTC:AVMR) said yesterday that it began the approval process with the FDA for the fully autonomous robot it’s developing for medical aesthetics procedures. The Orlando-based company said its regulatory and management teams met with the FDA August 12 for what chairman & CEO Barry Cohen called a “foundational dialogue” about the device. Avra […]
IotaMotion adds nearly $3m, touts human factors study
IotaMotion said today that it raised nearly $3 million in a second round of funding as it moves toward commercializing its iotaSoft robotic system for cochlear implantation surgery. The Iowa City-based startup raised $2.52 million and said it’s focused on achieving developmental and regulatory milestones on its way to commercialization for the IotaSoft system. The […]
Titan Medical delays timeline on Sport robot-assisted surgery device
Titan Medical (TSX:TMD;OTC:TITFX) today pushed back the timeline on its Sport robot-assisted surgery device, saying it now expects to file for 510(k) clearance from the FDA next year, sending its share prices down in New York and Toronto. With a successful human factors evaluation of the single-port device under its belt, the Toronto-based company said […]