Siemens Healthineers said today that it plans to discontinue the use of its Corindus surgical robotics for cardiology procedures. On the company’s second-quarter earnings call, first reported by Reuters, CFO Jochen Schmitz confirmed the strategy shift. He said the “use of Corindus robots for cardiology operations did not fulfill our expectations.” Schmitz reportedly added that […]
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Corindus rebrands as Siemens Healthineers Endovascular Robotics
Siemens Healthineers announced that its Corindus company rebranded to “Siemens Healthineers Endovascular Robotics.” In 2019, Siemens Healthineers bought out Corindus for $1.1 billion. Corindus develops the CorPath robot-assisted device for coronary and peripheral vascular procedures. According to a news release, brand unification represents “the final step” in the company integration process that began in 2019. […]
16 surgical robotics companies you need to know
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. […]
Corindus announces positive study results for CorPath neurovascular system
Corindus today announced positive results from a study of its CorPath used in robotic-assisted neurovascular aneurysm embolization. The Siemens Healthineers company, which develops precision vascular robotics, presented results from a first-of-its-kind study demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of robotic-assisted neurovascular aneurysm embolization using the CorPath GRX neurovascular system. Newton, Massachusetts–based Corindus said the study is […]
Corindus opens new HQ; take a photo and video tour of the facility
Corindus announced the opening of its new headquarters this week. It’s moved to Newton, Massachusetts, for a space that’s more than twice as big. The precision vascular robotics developer — a Siemens Healthineers subsidiary — boasts a new facility that totals 77,000 ft², compared to 35,000 ft² in the former headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts. The […]
DTW Podcast: Earnhardt shares how Abbott shifted gears to counter pandemic; Grail still looks to upend oncology
This week, we’ll talk with Abbott’s medical devices EVP Lisa Earnhardt about how the life sciences giant pivoted during the pandemic. Earnhardt shares what programs were given greater priority when the lockdown’s impact became clear and why the company performed so well in one of its key businesses. We also explore this week’s news that […]
How 5G could affect medtech
The latest standard of broadband technology continues to make waves in 2021. But what about medtech? Cellphone using 5G (Imagy by Frederik Lipfert on Unsplash) Wireless tech companies such as Qualcomm are predicting download speeds as high as 10 gigabits per second as next-generation 5G cellular networks roll out worldwide. The open question in medtech is […]
The 10 most popular DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast episodes of 2020
Without the ability to gather for events and meetings, the DeviceTalks team launched the DeviceTalks Weekly Podcast to keep our medtech community talking. Over the span of 9 months and 39 episodes, we interviewed dozens of medtech leaders from startups to multinational corporations to hear how they’re managing through the challenges of 2020. Our episodes […]
Corindus wins FDA clearance for robotic surgery automation tech
Corindus Vascular Robotics announced today that it launched a new set of automated robotic movements in its technIQ series for the CorPath GRX. Waltham, Mass.-based Corindus received FDA 510(k) clearance for a new software automation designed to provide predictable and consistent movements for advanced device manipulation during complex coronary peripheral procedures, according to a news […]
Report: Mayo Clinic to try Corindus telestenting
Mayo Clinic researchers this spring plan to try out Corindus’ telestenting technology — which Mayo officials think could improve care in the rural hospitals in their network, according to a report in the Star Tribune of Minneapolis. Corindus told MassDevice‘s sister site Medical Design & Outsourcing in 2018 that the company had a partnership with […]
