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 […]
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FlexDex Surgical touts 1st-in-human use of arm-mounted platform
FlexDex Surgical said this week that the 1st iteration of its arm mounted medical platform, a laparoscopic “needle driver” device designed for internal stitching, has been used for the 1st time in a procedure. The company’s FlexDex is designed as a mechanical platform which mounts to a surgeon’s arm to enable the tip of the […]
FlexDex Surgical closes $5m Series B, preps launch of laparoscopic tools
FlexDex Surgical said today that it raised a $5 million Series B round it plans to use to advance the laparoscopic surgery tools it’s developing. Get the whole story at our sister site, Medical Design & Outsourcing.