Stereotaxis (NYSE:STXS) announced today that physicians at the University of Kansas Health System successfully treated the first patients with its Genesis system. The first use of the Genesis robotic magnetic navigation (RMN) system comes as part of a robotic heart program at the health system. Genesis delivers the benefits of robotic precision and safety to […]
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Stryker posts Street-beating Q3, raises low end of guidance
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) shares are up on third-quarter results that came in ahead of the consensus forecast on Wall Street as new Mako surgical robot installations continue to drive growth. Shares of SYK rose 2.5% to $368.04 apiece in post-market trading today. The Portage, Michigan-based orthopedic and surgical device giant reported profits of $834 million. That […]
Medtronic adds new chief medical officer from Cleveland Clinic
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced today that it appointed Dr. Matthew Kroh as chief medical officer for Advanced and General Surgical Technologies. The medtech giant said Kroh’s appointment underscores its commitment to advancing surgical innovation and improving patient outcomes. Kroh, a board-certified surgeon, brings fellowship training in advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgery and surgical endoscopy. He offers […]
Microport surgical robot completes first telesurgery procedures in Africa
MicroPort recently announced it completed six robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy procedures using its MedBot surgical robot in Angola. The surgeries were led by Dr. Vipul Patel, a robotic urologist from the Global Robotics Institute at AdventHealth in Celebration, Florida, who has performed more than 18,000 robotic prostatectomies. The procedures took place at Complexo Hospitalar de […]
Distalmotion wins FDA de novo nod for Dexter surgical robot
Distalmotion announced today that it received FDA de novo approval for its Dexter surgical robot for adult inguinal hernia repair. Lausanne, Switzerland–based Distalmotion can now bring Dexter to the U.S. with more than 1,300 patients already treated in Europe. The company designed Dexter to deliver robotics’ benefits to more hospitals, outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical […]
Horizon Surgical raises $30M Series A for AI-enabled microsurgery robotics
Horizon Surgical Systems announced that it closed a $30 million Series A financing to support its novel surgical robotic platform. Malibu, California-based Horizon aims to advance microsurgery with automated, AI-enabled robotic technology. It plans to use proceeds to advance the development of its Polaris technology platform for eye surgery. Funds could help progress to first-in-human […]
Intuitive executive leaves for Occam Labs, incubator for surgical robotics startup Capstan Medical
Intuitive Surgical VP, Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations Brian King has left the surgical robotics developer to join Occam Labs as VP and head of finance. Occam Labs is the medical device incubator that hatched Capstan Medical, the surgical robotics startup for structural heart led by former Intuitive veterans Dan Wallace and Maggie Nixon. […]
Intuitive beats the Street in Q3 as da Vinci 5 rollout accelerates
Intuitive Surgical posted third-quarter results on Thursday that beat the consensus forecast on Wall Street. The Sunnyvale, California-based surgical robotics leader reported profits of $565 million, or $1.56 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, up 36% from the third quarter of 2023. Total revenue was $2.04 billion for the quarter, […]
Microbot Medical completes trial, set to submit surgical robot to FDA this year
Microbot Medical (Nasdaq:MBOT) announced today that it successfully completed enrollment and follow-up in its surgical robot clinical trial. The Braintree, Massachusetts–based company completed enrollment and follow-up for all patients in the ACCESS-PVI human clinical trial. It now expects to file an FDA 510(k) submission for the Liberty endovascular surgical robot system by the end of 2024. […]
Johnson & Johnson submits Ottava for FDA IDE, beats Street in Q3
Johnson & Johnson shares dipped slightly before hours today on third-quarter financial results and an update on its surgical robot platform. Shares of JNJ fell 1.1% to $159.78 apiece in pre-market trading today. They ticked up after the market opened, rising 1% to $163.10 apiece. In a news release, Joaquin Duato, J&J’s chair and CEO, […]
FDA clears Versius surgical robot from CMR Surgical
CMR Surgical announced today that it received FDA de novo clearance to market its Versius surgical robot platform. Cambridge, UK-based CMR says clearance paves the way to introduce a next-generation, adaptable, digitally driven surgical robot in the U.S. The company says Versius becomes the first multi-port, soft tissue general robotic-assisted surgical device to gain clearance […]