Stryker announced today that surgeons completed the first shoulder arthroplasty surgeries using its mixed reality (MR) guidance. Dr. Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo of Mayo Clinic and Dr. George Athwall of St. Joseph’s Health Care (London, Canada) performed the surgeries. Kalamazoo, Michigan–based Stryker designed its Blueprint MR guidance system to combine software with the Microsoft HoloLens 2 headset. […]
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Megadyne Medical recall of patient return electrodes is Class I
The FDA deemed a recall of some Megadyne Medical patient return electrodes, manufactured by J&J’s Ethicon, as Class I, the most serious kind. This action is a correction, not a product removal. Megadyne recalled its Mega Soft Universal, Universal Dual, Universal Plus and Universal Plus Dual patient return electrodes. It initiated the recall on Dec. […]
AtriCure management expects Street-beating Q4 sales
AtriCure today announced preliminary fourth-quarter revenue results that beat the expectations of Wall Street analysts. The Mason, Ohio–based developer of surgical tools for atrial fibrillation (Afib), left atrial appendage (LAA) management and post-operative pain management expects to report Q4 2023 revenue of $106.5 million, up 21% year-over-year. The consensus on The Street was $102.43 million. […]
EndoQuest Robotics, Omnivision partner on surgical robotic visualization
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 […]
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 […]