TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) said today that it won 510(k) clearance from the FDA for a 3mm-diameter instrument set for its Senhance robot-assisted surgery device. The federal safety watchdog also OK’d additional 5mm-diameter instruments, the Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based company said. The 3mm instrument open up micro-laparoscopic “virtually scarless” procedures for Senhance, according to TransEnterix. “The ability to […]
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Medrobotics touts first EU sale of Flex robotic platform
Medrobotics today touted the first sale of its Flex robotics surgical platform in Europe. The Raynham, Mass.-based company said it sold the system to Italy’s A.O. Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, making the facility the first in Europe to offer procedures with the platform. Medrobotics Flex robotic surgical platform is intended for […]
Stryker pays $220m for HyperBranch Medical
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) said today that it acquired HyperBranch Medical Technology and its Adherus AutoSpray dural sealant for $220 million. Durham, N.C.-based HyperBranch won pre-market approval from the FDA for the Adherus Autospray sealant in March 2015 and is one of two such sealants allowed on the U.S. market. The other, DuraSeal, won an FDA nod for Covidien in 2011; Covidien dealt […]
Checkpoint Surgical raises $9m for neurostim device
Checkpoint Surgical said today that it raised another $9 million for the handheld nerve monitor it’s developing. The Cleveland-based company said the $8.8 million round was led by Mutual Capital Partners and included prior backers First Analysis, the JumpStart NEXT Fund and several individual investors. Checkpoint said it plans to use the proceeds to build out its sales […]
Hologic to buy Focal Therapeutics for $125m
Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX) said today it inked a $125 million deal to acquire bioresorbable tissue marker developer Focal Therapeutics. Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Focal Therapeutics produces the BioZorb bioresorbable, three-dimensional tissue marker which is intended to improve lumpectomy surgeries by marking the tumor excision site for monitoring and future treatments. Hologic said that it will add the BioZorb marker […]
Intuitive Surgical taps InTouch Health to develop platform-connected IoT
Telehealth developer InTouch Health said today it inked a multi-year licensing service agreement with Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) to deepen the robotic surgery giant’s Internet of Medical Things network connecting its da Vinci systems. Santa Barbara-based InTouch Health said that its proprietary IoMT network is intended to allow healthcare companies to connect their surgical systems globally to allow for real-time […]
Zavation, PanMed join forces in spinal device market
Spinal hardware and biologics company Zavation Medical Products (Jackson, Miss.) said today that it has partnered with the management team of Pan Medical U.S. Corp. to buy that company. PanMed (Tampa, Fla.) designs, develops and manufactures highly complex medical products including balloons, catheters, needles, and instrument kits used in minimally invasive procedures, primarily in kyphoplasty and interventional radiology. […]
Gore’s aneurysm device for tricky anatomies implanted in Europe
The first European patient with a challenging anatomy has had the Gore Excluder conformable abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) endoprosthesis implanted, according to W.L. Gore & Associates. The next-generation endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) device is indicated to treat the broadest range of abdominal aortic aneurysms in patients with difficult anatomies. They include patients with proximal aortic neck angles […]
CHF Solutions eyes post-cardiovascular surgery market
CHF Solutions (NSDQ:CHFS) said yesterday it plans to expand into the post-cardiovascular surgery market, specifically with products for patients who need treatment for fluid overload and have failed diuretic therapy. The Eden Prairie, Minn.-based company said that it sees the expansion into the post CV surgical market as a “natural next step” in its commercial expansion, […]
Xact Robotics wins CE Mark for robotic nav & steering system, raises $5m in Series C
Xact Robotics said today it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its robotics navigation and steering system designed for image-guided percutaneous procedures, and said it raised $5 million in a Series C round of financing. The Caesarea, Israel-based company said its Xact robotics system was cleared for use in planning and accessing targets […]
FDA clears Surgical Innovation’s DuraSorb bioresorbable mesh
Medical device start-up Surgical Innovation Assets said yesterday it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its DuraSorb monofilament mesh, designed for reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. The newly cleared DuraSorb mesh is the first from a line of advanced bioresorbable technologies, the Chicago-based company said. The DuraSorb is intended to integrate into the patient’s tissue to provide […]