Vicarious Surgical (NYSE:RBOT) announced that it received a notice regarding its compliance with the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The Waltham, Massachusetts-based surgical robot maker received the notice on Sept. 20. It alerted the company that it is not in compliance with Section 802.01C of the NYSE Listed Company Manual. Vicarious Surgical’s average closing price […]
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USMI to debut Canady surgical robot
US Medical Innovations (USMI) today announced plans to display its Canady robotic AI surgical system at the start of next year. USMI announced the planned debut in collaboration with the Jerome Canady Research Institute for Advanced and Biological Technological Sciences (JCRI-ABTS). They called the announcement “a ground-breaking achievement in surgical and robotic technology.” They plan […]
CMR Surgical brings in $165M to support surgical robot
CMR Surgical announced today that it raised a funding round worth $165 million (£133 million) and hit a milestone with its surgical robot. The Cambridge, U.K.–based company develops the Versius surgical robotic system. Versius is a small-scale system with collaborative arms and bedside units for direct patient access. It also features freedom of port placement to […]
Neuralink opens recruitment for first-in-human BCI trial
Neuralink, the Elon Musk-backed brain-computer interface (BCI) maker, today announced that it opened recruitment for a clinical trial. The first-in-human trial — the PRIME study — evaluates the company’s fully implantable, wireless BCI and delivering surgical robot. It assesses the initial functionality of the BCI for enabling people with paralysis to control external devices with […]
Virtual Incision adds $30M in funding for miniaturized surgical robot
Virtual Incision announced today that it added a $30 million extension to its previous $46 million Series C financing round. The Lincoln, Nebraska-based surgical robot maker announced the initial $46 million raise in November 2021. Current investors Bluestem Capital, Endeavour Vision, Baird Capital, cultivate(MD) Capital Funds and PrairieGold Venture Partners led the round. New health-tech […]
Moon Surgical picks up CE mark for updated Maestro surgical robot
Moon Surgical announced today that it received CE mark approval in Europe for the latest version of its Maestro surgical robot system. The initial version of Maestro received CE mark approval earlier this year in April. This milestone marks the latest in a string of positive updates for Moon Surgical, which raised $55.4 million in […]
Navigation Sciences raises $3M for surgical system that treats lung cancer
Navigation Sciences announced today that it closed the initial $3 million tranche of a $5 million Series B financing round. Brookline, Massachusetts-based Navigation Sciences develops the NaviSci system for use in precision surgery for early-stage lung cancer. The company designed the system to provide surgeons with real-time “GPS” guidance during minimally invasive surgery. It enables […]
Stryker unveils next-gen minimally invasive surgical camera
Stryker announced today that it unveiled its next-generation 1788 surgical camera platform. Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Stryker designed the fully enhanced, minimally invasive camera to advance surgery across multiple specialties. The all-in-one surgical camera platform offers more vibrant images with balanced lighting. It also features a wider color gamut and clearer delineation of fluorescence signals, Stryker said […]
FDA clears Insight Medbotics’ MRI-compatible surgical robot
Insight Medbotics announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its IGAR MRI-compatible surgical robot system. Clearance for the Hamilton, Ontario-based company’s robot applies to breast biopsy indications. The company said IGAR is the first and only robotic system designed to work inside an MRI bore to garner this regulatory clearance. It features adaptability […]
Philips expands mobile C-arm offering with Zenition 30
Philips today announced the launch of its new Zenition 30 image-guided therapy mobile C-arm system 3000. Zenition 30 marks the latest addition to the company’s versatile Zenition mobile C-arm series. The Amsterdam-based company unveiled its Zenition 10 version earlier this year. The mobile-C arm X-ray systems provide live image guidance during a range of clinical […]
Vicarious Surgical announces a new hospital system partnership
Vicarious Surgical (NYSE:RBOT) announced today that it signed a strategic development agreement with Intermountain Health. Intermountain, a leading nonprofit healthcare system, features 33 hospitals, 385 clinics and 4,300 employed physicians in the U.S. Its more than one million members range across locations in Utah (headquarters), Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana and Nevada. Waltham, Massachusetts-based Vicarious said its […]