Titan Medical (TSX:TMD) leadership today spoke on the future of the company and its Sport single-port robotic surgery platform, saying it expects to begin submission of clinical data in pursuit of FDA approval by 2019, up from a previously expected submission in late 2018, and that it is exploring eligibility for a cross listing on a […]
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 settles shareholder suits for $12m
Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) last week revealed a nearly $12 million legal settlement covering a slew of cases brought by investors alleging that the robot-assisted surgery pioneer misled them. In a regulatory filing, Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Intuitive said it struck a deal in September 2016 to settle the cases filed by some five shareholders in state and federal […]
Corindus partners with Medtronic on interventional cardiology courses, releases prelim Q4, 2017 earnings
Corindus Vascular Robotics (OTC:CVRS) yesterday said it will co-sponsor training courses with medical giant Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) on transradial access techniques and robot-assisted vascular interventions, and released preliminary earnings results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2017. The Waltham, Mass.-based company said it plans to help sponsor courses designed to train for operations using robotic-assisted percutaneous coronary interventions using […]
Medrobotics wins expanded indications for Flex robot-assisted surgery device
Medrobotics said today that it won an expanded indication from the FDA for its Flex robot-assisted surgery device, adding robot-assisted visualization in general surgical, gynecological and thoracic procedures to its 510(k) clearance. Raynham, Mass.-based Medrobotics won expanded CE Mark approval in the European Union in October 2016 for Flex for performing colorectal procedures; the system won 510(k) clearance […]
Analysts: Japan approves 12 new procedures for Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci
Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) recently won approval for an additional 12 procedures in Japan using its da Vinci robot-assisted surgery devices, according to analysts at Leerink Partners. The approvals could represent an additional 200,000 cases in Japan, up from 30,000, Leerink analysts Richard Newitter and Jaime Morgan wrote this morning in a note to investors, citing talks with […]
Stealthy Vicarious Surgical adds nearly $13m
Stealthy Vicarious Surgical reported raising nearly $13 million for the virtual reality software it’s developing for robot-assisted surgeries. Cambridge, Mass.-based Vicarious reported the equity offering, which involved two unnamed investors and began Jan. 4, in a regulatory filing last week. Details about Vicarious are scarce. The company’s 1-page website consists of a logo and email address; according to Khosla Ventures, the company “integrates […]
Study: Implantable robot helps spur tissue regeneration
An implantable, programmable robot induced cell growth and lengthened part of the esophagus in an animal model by more than 75%, according to researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital. The team reported in Science Robotics today that the robot triggered tissue growth without interfering with organ function. The system could help regrow parts of the esophagus that […]
Intuitive Surgical shares up on prelim Q4, FY2017 earnings
Surgical robotics giant Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) shares have risen over 5% today after it posted preliminary earnings for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2017 that beat Wall Street analyst consensus. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company said it expects to post sales of $892 million for the fourth quarter, up 18% compared to sales during […]
7 top stories that mattered for medtech in 2017
The medtech industry saw its transformation accelerate in 2017: Whether it’s the roster of largest companies, business models or the regulatory environment, times are a-changing. Competition is also heating up in areas including diabetes care and robotic surgery. Here are seven stories that mattered for the medical device industry this year. Next>>
Procept BioRobotics wins de novo nod from FDA for Aquabeam prostate treatment
Procept BioRobotics said today that it won de novo clearance from the FDA for its Aquabeam device for treating benign prostate hyperplasia, saying it plans to have the device on the U.S. market early next year. Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Procept said the federal safety watchdog used the 181-patient Water study to inform its decision. The trial, comparing Aquablation […]
TransEnterix deals SurgiBot assets for $29m to China’s Great Belief International
TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) said today that it agreed to deal its SurgiBot assets to Chinese medtech investment firm Great Belief International for $29 million. The agreement calls for Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based TransEnterix to retain the distribution rights to SurgiBot, which it shelved last year, outside of the U.S. Get the full story on our sister site, The […]