Intuitive remains the dominant surgical robotics company, but corporations ranging from Medtronic to Vicarious Surgical look to compete. Robotic-assisted surgery remains one of the hottest spaces in medtech. Intuitive, which pioneered the field in the 1990s and early 2000s, continues to innovate. At the same time, a host of other companies are looking to compete. […]
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Japanese Hospital to initiate program with Asensus Surgical’s Senhance surgical robot
Asensus Surgical (NYSE:ASXC) announced today that a hospital in Japan agreed to lease and utilize its Senhance surgical robot system. Saiseikai Shiga Hospital in Ritto, Japan, agreed to a deal with Research Triangle Park, North Carolina-based Asensus. The hospital will use the Asensus Senhance surgical system. The first-of-its-kind digital laparoscopic surgical robot uses augmented intelligence to […]
Asensus Surgical says procedures up by more than a third in Q2
Asensus Surgical (NYSE American: ASXC) today announced mixed Q2 results that also included 34% procedures growth year-over-year. The Research Triangle Park, North Carolina–based surgical robotics and digital surgery company lost $19.6 million, or 8¢ per share, off $994,000 in revenue for the quarter ended June 20, 2022 — versus a loss of $13.2 million, or […]
Does Asensus Surgical have a Russia problem?
Add the Russia-Ukraine war to the potential challenges facing Asensus Surgical (NYSE American: ASXC) as it seeks to innovate in the surgical robotics space. Research Triangle Park, North Carolina–based Asensus today announced the sale of one of its Senhance surgical systems, an important development given that its 2021 annual report lists a total of two […]
Asensus installs Senhance surgical robot in German hospital
Asensus Surgical (NYSE:ASXC) announced today that it installed a Senhance surgical system at University Hospital Tübingen in Germany. The Department of Gynecology at the University Hospital Tübingen previously initiated its Senhance Surgical program in December of 2021. According to a news release, the system will be initially utilized by the gynecology department and, independent of […]
Asensus Surgical dips as revenues fall short of Wall Street expectations
Asensus Surgical (NYSE:ASXC) shares slid today on fourth-quarter results that missed the consensus sales forecast. The Research Triangle Park, North Carolina-based surgical robotics company posted losses of $15.9 million, or 7¢ per share, on sales of $2.1 million for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2021, for a slight bottom-line further into the red despite […]
Russian hospital initiates program with Asensus Surigical’s Senhance surgical robot
Asensus Surgical (NYSE:ASXC) announced today that a private Russian healthcare institution began a program with its Senhance system. Research Triangle Park, North Carolina-based Asensus said in a news release that the Railway Clinical Hospital RZD Medicine of Rostov-on-Don (RZD Medicine) purchased a Senhance surgical robotic system. RZD Medicine has initiated a robotic surgery program with […]
Asensus Surgical ticks up on Street-beating Q3 revenues
Asensus Surgical (NYSE:ASXC) shares rose today on third-quarter results that topped the consensus sales forecast. ASXC shares were up 10.3% at $2.04 in after-hours trading. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — closed the day down 0.1%. Headquartered in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, the robotic […]
Asensus Surgical’s board chair is leaving
Asensus Surgical (NYSE:ASXC) announced that Paul LaViolette, the company’s board chair, will step down from his position. LaViolette, who has served as the chair of the board since 2013, will step down as chair later this month and intends to leave the board before the end of the year due to other professional commitments. According […]
FDA clears expanded machine vision capabilities for Asensus Surgical’s robotic surgery system
Asensus Surgical (NYSE American: ASXC) announced today that FDA has cleared next-gen augmented intelligence capabilities on its Senhance system’s Intelligent Surgical Unit. The ISU already enabled machine vision-driven camera control; the system responded to the surgeon’s commands and even recognized certain objects and locations in the surgical field. The new ISU features expand the capabilities […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Industry ticks up again
The medtech industry has been rising for weeks and the latest seven-day stretch was no exception as stocks ticked up again. MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — finished last week (Aug. 6) at 119.41 points, marking a 0.5% rise from the previous week’s tally of 118.86 […]