Over the past few years, special purpose acquisition corporations (SPACs) have found their way into the medtech space. These businesses — built to bring private companies public — raise initial public offerings (IPOs). They then go and acquire existing companies, taking them public in the process. The value of these mergers varies, but some in […]
Momentis Surgical
Florida hospital purchases surgical robot from Momentis
Momentis Surgical announced today that HCA Florida Northwest Hospital acquired its Anovo surgical robot system. HCA Florida Northwest Hospital acquired Anovo for use in transvaginal benign gynecological procedures including hysterectomies. The system represents the first and only FDA-authorized surgical robot with shoulder, elbow and wrist joints, Momentis said. Momentis — formerly Memic Innovative Surgery — […]
Memic Innovative Surgery is now Momentis Surgical
Memic Innovative Surgery announced today that it rebranded to become Momentis Surgical and changed the name of its proprietary technology. Tel Aviv, Israel-based Memic changed the name of its Hominis system for robotic-assisted transvaginal hysterectomy to the Anovo surgical system. Last week, the company announced that HCA Florida Kendall Hospital and The Women’s Hospital at […]