TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) said today that Italy’s Sofar SpA agreed to buy a $5 million stake in lieu of a $10 million milestone payment as the duo amended the $100 million deal for Sofar’s Telelap ALF-X robot-assisted surgery device – now known as Senhance. In September 2015, TransEnterix bought the Senhance technology for $25 million up front and about 15.5 […]
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+ 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
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Latest Surgical Robotics News
Analyst: There’s a ‘mismatch’ between expectations and reality for Stryker’s Mako platform
A 51-physician Barclays survey of U.S. hip and knee surgeons today prompted analyst Matthew Taylor to question investors’ expectations for Stryker‘s (NYSE:SYK) Mako robot-assisted surgery platform. Some 22% of the docs surveyed reported using the Mako system, most for partial knee replacement procedures, with 25.5% saying they would use it more in the future, Taylor […]
Titan Medical names ex-Domain Surgical chief McNally as CEO
Fresh from the sale last August of Domain Surgical to OmniGuide Surgical, former Domain CEO David McNally landed the top spot at Titan Medical (CVE:TMD), that company said today. McNally, who also founded and led Zevex International to a 2007 acquisition by Moog Inc., succeeded interim chief John Barker effective Jan. 1. Barker, who was named to replace John Hargrove last October […]
DeviceTalks Q&A: Verb Surgical CEO Scott Huennekens
Few CEOs have been given the mandate Scott Huennekens was charged with as employee No. 1 at Verb Surgical, the robotics spinout backed by Google (NSDQ:GOOG) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ): Go forth and change the world. “Don’t worry about capital, don’t worry about funding,” Huennekens told MassDevice.com publisher Brian Johnson recently. “Just go out and change the world.” Many CEOs […]
TransEnterix shores up balance sheet with $25m stock sale deal
TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) said today that it inked a deal to sell up to $25 million worth of stock to Lincoln Park Capital Fund over 3 years. Research Triangle Park, N.C-based TransEnterix said the deal values any sales based on its share price at the time. The company markets a robot-assisted surgery platform that incorporates haptics and eye-tracking technology called Senhance. […]
TransEnterix opens robot-assisted surgery training and R&D center in Milan
TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) said today it opened a new robotic surgery training and research & development center in Milan, Italy. The facility, named the TransEnterix Milan Robotic Surgery Center, was inaugurated yesterday in a special ceremony, the Research Triangle, N.C.-based company said. The new facilities will feature an integrated demonstration operating theater, robotic training and development systems […]
Cambridge Consultants develop miniature robot for cataract surgery
Tech development group Cambridge Consultants are developing the Axsis, a new, micro-sized robotic surgical unit designed for cataract surgery. Measuring a meager 1.8 millimeters in diameter, the Axsis features 2 robotic arms which use tendon-like cables for precise movement, with each cable measuring just 110 microns in diameter, approximately the same as a human hair. […]
Smithsonian collects early robot-assisted surgery device
Medical device and robotic surgery history is heading to the Smithsonian’s Natural Museum of American History, in the form of a 1989 prototype of Robodoc, an early orthopedic surgical robot. The Robodoc device was created for use in hip and knee replacement surgeries, the Smithsonian said, and its donation came along with a wealth of […]
TransEnterix bets on haptics for Senhance robot-assisted surgery device
TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) is betting that the haptics technology in its Senhance robot-assisted surgery platform will help it make headway against Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) and its 10-year lead on the market. CEO Todd Pope told MassDevice.com that the Senhance’s haptics – the system’s ability to convey a sense of touch and resistance to the surgeon – are an […]
TransEnterix inks distribution deal Down Under for Senhance surgical robot
TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) said today it signed an distribution deal with Getz Healthcare for its Senhance surgical robotics system. The deal will position Getz Healthcare as the exclusive distributor of the Senhance system in the Australian and New Zealand markets, according to Morrisville, N.C.-based TransEnterix. “Australia and New Zealand are key markets in the healthcare industry, with […]
Third-quarter sales surge more than 50% for Mazor Robotics
Third-quarter sales for Mazor Robotics (NSDQ:MZOR) rose nearly 54% as the robot-assisted surgery company sold more guidance systems than during all of last year. Caesarea, Israel-based Mazor posted losses of -$5.2 million, or -11¢ per share, on sales of $7.6 million for the 3 months ended Sept. 30, keeping the bottom line flat compared with Q3 2015. […]