Robotic developer Bionik Laboratories and tech service provider Wistron said today they are partnering to design, engineer and manufacture low-price lower-body assistive robotic technologies for the consumer medical device market. The companies said the new development will be based on Bionik’s currently-in-development Arke lower body exoskeleton, which is being designed for rehabilitation use, and will […]
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 wins FDA nod for inguinal hernia repairs with da Vinci Xi
Update: Removed information claiming benefits of robotic hernia surgeries at request of Intuitive Surgical, which said that the data came from an inaccurate source and was not valid. Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) said today it won FDA clearance for inguinal hernia repairs with its da Vinci Xi robotic surgical system. Inguinal hernias occur when tissue presses through […]
ReWalk debuts Restore soft-suit exoskeleton prototype
ReWalk Robotics (NSDQ:RWLK) today debuted the prototype of its Restore soft suit exoskeleton designed to aid stroke survivors. The company presented the prototype alongside collaborators from Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, and said it would focus on the suit as a “core company goal” for the fiscal year. “We are thrilled with the […]
Titan Medical shareholders approve reverse split
Titan Medical (CVE:TMD) said today its shareholders approved a reverse stock split. The ratio of shares has yet to be announced, according to a press release, and will be determined by the board of directors of the company in its sole discretion. Toronto-based Titan Medical added that the range of post-consolidation shares will be a single […]
Mazor Robotics reveals Israeli regulatory probe
Mazor Robotics (NSDQ:MZOR) yesterday revealed a probe by Israel’s version of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, sending share prices down today in early trading. Caesarea, Israel-based Mazor said the Israeli Securities Authority searched its offices and questioned some members of management in May, “in connection with an investigation held by the ISA.” “Mazor has not been informed […]
6 brain-controlled devices helping people regain movement
People who have lost feeling in their limbs or have lost the ability to move them may soon have those sensations restored thanks to a slew of recent brain-controlled device innovations. While we are moving toward less invasive methods like electrode-filled caps on the head, there are still more invasive implants that are benefiting those […]
Intuitive Surgical wins FDA nod for daVinci X platform
Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) said today it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its new da Vinci X robotic surgical system, with a planned release of the platform later this year. The newly cleared da Vinci X system offers access to multiple robotic-assisted surgical technologies at a lower price than previous models, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company said. The […]
Zimmer Biomet licenses knee patents from Bonutti
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) said today it inked a deal with device incubator Bonutti Research for 2 families of patents related to knee technologies. The Warsaw, Ind.-based company licensed a patent which Bonutti says “adds to the strength” of the Persona personalized knee system and its NexGen Complete knee solution. Zimmer-Biomet also licensed 2 other patents from Bonutti which it […]
Zimmer Biomet warns on isocentric movement issues in Rosa platforms
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) today issued a voluntary medical device field action for its Rosa Brain, Rosa Spine and Rosa One surgical robotic platforms over movement issues with the systems’ robotic arms. The company said that a situation can occur where the robot arm’s position is automatically sent to the trajectory input due to an imperfect mathematical […]
Robocath raises $5.2m for R-one robotic platform
Medical robotics start-up Robocath said today it has raised $5.2 million (EU €4.7 million) in a new round of funding. The round was led by M Capital and Normandie Participations and joined by previous investors Go Capital and NCI, the Rouen, France-based company said. Robocath is developing the R-one robotic platform designed for interventional cardiology, […]
FDA deals setback to Globus Medical’s ExcelsiusGPS robot-assisted surgery platform
Globus Medical (NYSE:GMED) said yesterday that the FDA won’t accept the 510(k) clearance bid for its ExcelsiusGPS robot-assisted surgery platform, likely delaying its launch until the 3rd quarter. Globus said in a regulatory filing that the federal safety watchdog told it that the company hadn’t “sufficiently addressed the FDA’s questions” about its original clearance application. Audubon, Pa.-based Globus […]