TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) said today that it dealt the AutoLap assets acquired last year along with Medical Surgery Technologies to Great Belief International for $47 million. AutoLap is an image-based scope positioning system for laparoscopic procedures. Last October, Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based TransEnterix paid $5.8 million up front to MST for 3.15 million shares of the Yokneam, Israel-based […]
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
Intuitive Surgical recalls staple lots on manufacturing variation
Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) is recalling 23 lots of staples used with its da Vinci Xi robot-assisted surgery device after internal testing turned up a manufacturing “variation” that could cause an incomplete staple line. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company said the problem with some of its da Vinci Xi SureForm 60 Black and Green Reloads has a low likelihood […]
Activ Surgical raises $13m
Activ Surgical has raised nearly $13 million as the company continues development of its Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR). The Boston-based company has been seeking nearly $19 million in the money-raise, according to a Form D filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1. Founded in 2017, Activ’s initial technology is STAR. […]
ITC takes up Johnson & Johnson complaint against Intuitive Surgical
The U.S. International Trade Commission this week voted to launch an investigation into Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon‘s complaint that Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) is importing surgical stapler cartridges from Mexico that allegedly infringe a quintet of Ethicon patents. In a complaint filed with the ITC May 30, Ethicon accused Intuitive’s EndoWrist and SureForm endocutters of infringing five […]
Smith & Nephew closes Atracsys buy
Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) said today that it closed the acquisition of Atracsys and its optical tracking camera technology for an undisclosed amount. The deal, announced earlier this month, adds the Switzerland-based company’s FusionTrack 500 optical tracking camera to the British orthopedics giant’s portfolio. Smith & Nephew said today that it plans to incorporate the Atracsys […]
ReWalk Robotics raises $11m in warrants offering
ReWalk Robotics (NSDQ:RWLK) said yesterday that it raised $11 million in a warrants offering. Israel-based ReWalk Robotics sold roughly 1.5 million five-year warrants in November 2018 that are now being redeemed for $7.50 apiece, resulting in gross proceeds of $11 million and net proceeds of about $10 million. The warrants were issued on June 5-6, according […]
HistoSonics touts first-in-human study results
HistoSonics said today that its non-invasive robotics platform and novel sonic beam cancer therapy successfully destroyed 11 tumors in eight patients during its first clinical trial. The results were presented this week at the 2019 Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO) Annual Meeting in Boston. The meeting also included preclinical presentations of what HistoSonics termed promising […]
Medtronic hints at upcoming surgical robot
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) won’t unveil its new robot-assisted surgery platform until the fall, but a recent announcement from the company offered a sneak peek at what’s coming. The medical device giant yesterday disclosed a partnership with Karl Storz SE & Co. (Tuttlingen, Germany) to use Karl Storz’s three-dimensional vision systems and visualization components into Medtronic’s upcoming robot-assisted […]
Smith & Nephew picks up optical tracking tech company
Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) said today that it acquired Switzerland-based Atracsys Sarl and its optical tracking camera technology. The deal, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2019, adds a “core enabling technology” to Smith & Nephew’s digital surgery and robotic platform, according to the medtech company. Smith & Nephew’s next-gen robotics platform […]
ReWalk Robotics wins FDA nod for ReStore soft exo-suit
ReWalk Robotics (NSDQ:RWLK) said yesterday that it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its ReStore soft exo-suit system intended for rehabilitation therapy. The Marlborough, Mass.-based company touted the clearance as being the first by the FDA for a soft exo-suit system intended for use in treating stroke survivors with mobility challenges. The ReStore exo-suit features a soft, garment-like […]
J&J’s Ethicon files ITC complaint against Intuitive Surgical
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon wants the U.S. International Trade Commission to stop Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) from importing robot-assisted surgical staplers it makes in Mexico, alleging that they infringe a quintet of Ethicon patents. In a complaint filed with the ITC last week, Ethicon accused Intuitive’s EndoWrist and SureForm endocutters of infringing five of its […]