Olympus has signed an agreement with FlexDex Surgical to compete with full-blown robotics systems designed for minimally invasive procedures, the companies said today.
Olympus agreed to distribute FlexDex’s (Brighton, Mich.) wrist-worn Needle Driver robotic device designed to simplify suturing in difficult-to-reach areas of the abdomen. Needle Driver has a three-axis gimbal that attaches to the surgeon’s wrist to control a series of mechanical components that translate the movement of the surgeon’s hand to the tip of the instrument, according to FlexDex.
The Needle Driver will work with Olympus’ 3D laparoscopic imaging technology as an alternative to the costs and constrictions associated with a robotic investment, according to Olympus Corporation of the Americas (Center Valley, Penn.).
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