EndoQuest Robotics and Omnivision today announced a partnership to integrate image sensor technology into surgical robotics. Omnivision develops semiconductor solutions, including advanced digital imaging and touch display technology. The companies plan to integrate Omnivision’s CameraCubeChip into EndoQuest’s flexible surgical robotic system. Houston-based EndoQuest designed its system to address unmet needs in gastrointestinal and other endoluminal […]
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Asensus Surgical shows off its next-gen robot to surgeons
Asensus Surgical (NYSE:ASXC) announced today that it conducted an in vivo lab evaluation of its next-generation Luna surgical robot. This evaluation marks the latest milestone for the company’s new system over the past year. Asensus first unveiled the next-generation robot in February of last year. The integrated digital surgery solution features a next-generation surgical platform […]
CMR Surgical reports record surgical robot installations to end 2023, plans 2024 product launches
CMR Surgical announced today that it closed 2023 with a record number of Versius surgical robot installations in one quarter. The company also plans to launch new advanced technologies to further support the utilization of Versius in 2024. These technologies include enhancements in vision, instrumentation and digital. Cambridge, UK-based CMR Surgical said in a news […]
EndoQuest Robotics earns spot in FDA’s Safer Technologies Program
EndoQuest Robotics announced today that the FDA’s Safer Technologies Program (STeP) accepted its flexible surgical robotic system. STeP, a collaborative program, helps reduce the time needed to develop and obtain marketing authorization for eligible devices. The FDA launched STeP in 2021, modeling the program on its breakthrough devices designation program. STeP covers devices that could improve […]
Microbot Medical meets objectives in preclinical surgical robot study, seeks FDA IDE
Microbot Medical (Nasdaq:MBOT) today announced the successful completion of its GLP pivotal preclinical surgical robot study. Braintree, Massachusetts-based Microbot completed the study using a porcine model. It operated under the guidelines of FDA-required levels of planning, controlling, monitoring and reporting. Microbot said earlier this month that the study used its Liberty endovascular surgical robotic system […]
Medtronic has a Class I recall for its surgical navigation software
The FDA deemed the recall of Medtronic StealthStation S8 software Class I, the most serious kind. This recall — a correction, not a product removal — relates to StealthStation S8 Application Version 2.0 and 2.0.1. It affects 2,109 devices distributed in the U.S. between Jan. 7, 2022, and Oct. 2, 2023. Medtronic initiated the recall […]
Hospital in Germany adopts Versius surgical robot from CMR Surgical
CMR Surgical announced that Kreiskrankenhaus Rotenburg, a hospital in Germany, adopted its next-generation Versius surgical robot. This marks the first introduction of robotic surgery for the German hospital. The hospital focuses on general, visceral and trauma surgery. It plans to use Versius to conduct a range of procedures, including complex visceral surgery, abdominal tumour surgery, colorectal […]
Butterfly Network to bring Ultrasound-on-Chip tech to surgical robotics
Butterfly Network (NYSE:BFLY) announced today that it partnered with Mendaera to commercialize a new surgical robotic system. Mendaera, a Silicon Valley-based company, develops medical robotic technology. Its platform combines robotics, real-time imaging, AI and connectivity to enable intervention at scale. The company recently completed the research and design process for its novel robotic system and […]
Quantum Surgical makes its first surgical robot sale in the U.S.
Quantum Surgical announced that it made the first sale of its Epione surgical robot platform in the U.S. Popular Equipment Finance (DBA K2 Capital Group), a leader in equipment financing solutions, acquired the Epione robot. The company works with healthcare organizations across the U.S., including a cancer center that used Epione in May 2023. That […]
NuEyes wins FDA approval for augmented reality surgical visualization tech
NuEyes announced today that the FDA granted approval to its patent-pending NuLoupes augmented reality smart glasses technology. The Newport Beach, California–based company designed its system with state-of-the-art 3D stereoscopic technology. It offers practitioners in dentistry and medicine precision and live 3D visualization. Surgeons and dentists can move from traditional fixed magnification to NuLoupes high-resolution variable […]
Microbot Medical, Corewell collab on telerobotics for endovascular surgical robot
Microbot Medical (Nasdaq:MBOT) announced today that it entered into a collaboration with Corewell Health to enable telerobotic capabilities. The collaboration, separated into multiple phases, seeks to enable telerobotics between remote centers. It aims to do so utilizing the Liberty endovascular robotic surgical system. The Braintree, Massachusetts-based company has plans to submit Liberty for FDA IDE approval […]