Gary Guthart, the longtime CEO of robot-assisted surgery pioneer Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG), said yesterday that he’s confident Intuitive will be able to compete as smaller rivals begin hitting the market as early as this year and bigger players loom on the horizon. “We have known for years and have anticipated for years. We didn’t wake up yesterday […]
Auris Surgical Robotics
Auris raises $150m for eye surgery robot
Stealthy robotics-company Auris Surgical Robotics, led by Intuitive Surgical founder Dr. Frederic Moll, raised $150 million in a new round of equity financing, according to an SEC filing posted today. Redwood City, Calif.-based Auris is developing a surgical robot for ophthalmological procedures, but has not released any details surrounding the device. Funds came from 25 […]
Stealthy Auris Surgical Robotics raises more than $34 million in an equity round | Medtech funding stories for the week of Mar. 31, 2014
Stealthy Auris Surgical Robotics raises $34M for eye-surgery device
Stealthy Auris Surgical Robotics, which is led by Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) founder Dr. Frederic Moll, said it raised more than $34 million in an equity round.