Alesi Surgical has received FDA 510(k) clearance of its Ultravision2 IonPencil for cutting and coagulating soft tissue in open surgery while managing surgical smoke. The latest clearance builds on the company’s Ultravision2 system, cleared in 2023 for the removal of smoke and particulate matter generated by electrosurgical equipment during laproscopic operations. Cardiff, U.K.–based Alesi Surgical […]
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Levita Magnetics takes its MARS robotic surgery platform international
Levita Magnetics today announced the international launch of its MARS (magnetic-assisted robotic surgery) system with its placement at Hospital Luis Tisne in Santiago, Chile. Dr. Julio Jimenez used the system to perform same-day-discharge cholecystectomies (gallbladder removal) and bariatric surgeries. Jiminez previously helped Levita Magnetics with its clinical trials, said Levita Magnetics founder, CEO and President […]
How a Slurpee straw inspired a smudge-free laparoscope
Engineering students at the University of Texas at Austin have created a laparoscope designed like a 7-Eleven Slurpee straw that keeps a laparoscopic camera smudge-free. Laparoscopes are fiberoptic camera tools used during minimally invasive procedures. Surgeons use the cameras to see inside the body, but some times the lens can get smudged. The device, called […]
Surgical robots: Hospital CTO talks differentiators in new crop of competitors
For the last 10 years, if anyone mentioned robotic surgery or surgical robots, 95 percent of the time they meant the da Vinci robot from Intuitive Surgical. “That product has been so dominantly successful that almost everybody who talks about it is talking with that as their reference point,” said Roger Smith, chief technology officer […]
Why surgical stapling is a hot medical device product
The global increase in laparoscopic surgeries, particularly bariatric, is leading to a greater reliance on surgical staples, says a report on the Surgical Stapling Devices Market from Future Markets Insight. Close to $2 billion worth of surgical stapling devices were sold in the world last year, and revenues are expected to double by the end of 2026. Time savings, […]
