Mazor Robotics (NSDQ:MZOR) said today it is releasing data from 2 new studies touting the benefits of robotic assistance and surgical guidance with its Renaissance device during minimally invasive spinal surgery procedures. The company said it presented t the data at the 23rd International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques in Washington, D.C. “These studies validate the clinical and economic […]
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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
Zimmer pays at least $132m for French robot-assisted surgery firm Medtech SA
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) said today that it agreed to pay at least $132 million to acquire French robot-assisted surgery firm Medtech (EPA:ROSA). Warsaw, Ind.-based Zimmer Biomet has already paid €50.00 per share ($55.39) for more than 1.4 million ROSA shares, which is about 58.77% of the Montpellier, France-based company’s stock, to founder & CEO Bertin Nahum, Newfund and other owners. […]
Titan Medical delays close for $16m placement with Chinese private equity firm
Titan Medical (CVE:TMD) added a month to the closing date on a private placement that’s slated to add about $16 million to its coffers. The placement with Chinese private equity player Shanghai Jugu Equity Investment Fund, announced June 1, is now due to close on or before August 15, the Toronto-based robot-assisted surgery firm said. “We have extended […]
Mazor unveils Mazor X robotic spinal surgery platform
Mazor Robotics (NSDQ:MZOR) today unveiled its Mazor X robotic spinal surgery system, designed to combine analytical tools, precision guidance, optical tracking and intra-operative verification into a single, spinal surgical aid system. The Mazor X is slated to launch during the North American Spine Society’s annual meeting in Boston in October, the Israeli company said. “What we […]
Shareholders sue TransEnterix over shelved SurgiBot
TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) said today that it’s being sued by a pair of shareholders over its failure to win FDA clearance for the SurgiBot robot-assisted surgery device. Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based TransEnterix’s shares plunged during the spring, after it revealed in April that the FDA denied its 510(k) application for SurgiBot, saying that the platform didn’t meet the criteria for substantial […]
Belgian hospital puts a little Pepper on it with robotic patient greeter
(Reuters) — A Belgian hospital has just welcomed its newest staff member: Pepper, a humanoid robot that speaks 19 languages. Developed to improve social and health care by the Belgian company Zora Bots, Pepper joined the medical team as a receptionist at Ostend hospital AZ Damiaan. Pepper will introduce visitors to the hospital, provide information and guide […]
Suit claims Intuitive’s da Vinci caused metallic microemboli in patient’s brains
A group of heart surgery patients are taking Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) to court, claiming its da Vinci surgical robot caused metallic debris to end up in their brains after mitral valve surgery. The complaint was filed this week in Georgia’s Northern District Court. Plaintiffs in the case, Gabrial Nassar Cure and Dr. Alan Kozarsky, claim that […]
Intuitive Surgical gets in on telehealth provider InTouch
InTouch Health said today that Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) picked up a stake for an undisclosed amount, as the companies embarked on a project to develop patient informatics solutions for Intuitive’s da Vinci robot-assisted surgery platform. Santa Barbara, Calif.-based InTouch said part of the investment will go toward enhancing its telehealth cloud to host and deliver 3D anatomical reconstructions for […]
FDA clears Ares robot-assisted bronchoscopy device from Auris Surgical Robotics
The FDA last month granted 510(k) clearance to the Ares robot-assisted bronchoscopy platform developed by stealthy Auris Surgical Robotics. San Carlos, Calif.-based Auris was co-founded by medical robotics pioneer Dr. Frederic Moll, who’s behind a slew of other startups in the space, including market leader Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG); Mako Surgical, acquired in 2013 for $1.7 billion by Stryker (NYSE:SYK); Restoration Robotics and […]
Intuitive Surgical’s India distributor targets $135m in annual sales
The exclusive distributor in India for Intuitive da Vinci robot-assisted surgery device is reportedly looking to reach annual sales of $135 million there by 2020. Vattikuti Technologies founder Raj Vattikuti told the Press Trust of India, according to the Economic Times. “We plan to install a total of 100 da Vinci robots in India by […]
Medtronic expects rev from surgical bot system by FY2019
On Monday, Medical device giant Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) unveiled plans that would see income from a robotic surgery unit by 2019, an entry into the orthopedic hip and knee replacement market in 2017 and an application for FDA regulatory clearance for a hybrid closed-loop insulin pump this summer. The company revealed these plans and outlined its […]