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 […]
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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 […]
Vivasure treats first patients with percutaneous vessel closure device
Vivasure Medical announced today that the first patient received treatment with its PerQseal Elite large-hole closure system. Galway, Ireland-based Vivasure designed the latest-generation PerQseal Elite for percutaneous vessel closure. It leverages the legacy platform’s safety profile and ease of use while allowing for faster delivery. The new system also improves performance in calcium and the […]
FDA clears ZimVie and Brainlab spinal fixation combo
ZimVie announced today that the FDA has cleared the use of its Vital spinal fixation system with Brainlab’s Spine & Trauma Navigation. The news comes just nine months after the companies announced a partnership in which Brainlab will provide spine imaging, planning, navigation, and robotic-assisted systems for use with ZimVie implants. The goal is to enable […]
CMR Surgical has a new chief commercial officer
Surgical robot technology developer CMR Surgical announced today that it named Massimiliano Colella as its chief commercial officer (CCO). In the new role, Colella oversees the commercial and marketing operations at the Cambridge, UK-based company. It marks another C-suite appointment for CMR Surgical, which earlier this year appointed Supratim Bose as its new CEO. Colella offers […]
Distalmotion has a new CEO
Distalmotion announced that it appointed Greg Roche as its CEO as the company looks to continue commercial expansion for its surgical robot. The company also named Roche to its board of directors. In his role, Roche will lead U.S. and European expansion initiatives for the Dexter surgical robot, helping with the next phase of Distalmotion’s […]
Noah Medical announces first uses of surgical robot in Asia
Noah Medical announced today that a hospital in Hong Kong conducted the first use of its Galaxy surgical robot system in Asia. Dr. Calvin Ng and Dr. Rainbow Lau performed the first use of Galaxy at Prince of Wales Hospital. The procedure marks the beginning of the first clinical trial of the robotic bronchoscopy system […]
Exactech wins clearance for new ankle surgery navigation system
Exactech announced today that its BlueOrtho subsidiary has received FDA 510(k) clearance for ExactechGPS Ankle. The Gainesville, Florida–based company described the system as the first of its kind for total ankle arthroplasty. It connects the preoperative plan with real-time intraoperative instrument guidance, confirming that resections meet the surgical plan. Designed to improve surgical precision, the […]
Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon settles more Physiomesh suits
Johnson & Johnson has settled more than 200 cases remaining in a multi-district litigation over hernia mesh made by its Ethicon subsidiary. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Story in Northern Georgia on Dec. 1 agreed to dismiss the cases with prejudice at the request of lawyers for both sides. The lawyers had informed him that […]
EndoQuest raises $42M for endoluminal robotic tech
EndoQuest Robotics announced that it closed a C-1 preferred financing round worth $42 million in proceeds. The Houston-based endoluminal surgical robotic technology developer earmarked the funding to aid its development efforts. It expects the funds to fuel the advancement of its flexible endoluminal robot for minimally invasive procedures. EndoQuest designed its platform to address unmet […]
Johnson & Johnson MedTech says new products will fuel growth
Johnson & Johnson considers itself “uniquely positioned to lead the next wave of healthcare innovation.” Ahead of a meeting with the investment community today, the company outlined its views on where it stands in the medtech and pharmaceutical markets. New Brunswick, New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson set long-term financial targets, including at least 3% sales […]