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The top 10 surgical robotics stories of the year so far

October 1, 2024 By Sean Whooley

Surgical robotics has been a hot topic within the medtech space, and it doesn’t seem like it’s stopping any time soon. Over the course of 2024, we’ve seen all kinds of stories across surgical robotics. From regulatory nods and product launches to recalls and warning letters, plus some M&A in between, the surgical robotics space […]

Filed Under: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business/Financial News, Featured, Health Technology, In-Depth Coverage, Machine Learning (ML), Regulatory/Compliance, Robotic-Assisted, Software / IT, Special Content, Surgical, Surgical Robotics Tagged With: Asensus Surgical, Auris Health, Avail Medsystems, Globus, Globus Medical, Intuitive Surgical, Johnson & Johnson, Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Karl Storz, Medrobotics, Medtronic, Mendaera, Sony Corp., Stryker, Think Surgical, Zimmer Biomet

Sony wants a stake in the surgical robotics market

May 14, 2024 By Danielle Kirsh

Sony is looking to compete in the surgical robotics market with its own microsurgery assistance robot. The Tokyo-based company recently announced it has developed a microsurgery assistance robot that is capable of automatic surgical instrument exchange and precision control. Sony, an electronic technologies company, developed the robot to assist in microsurgical procedures. It is used […]

Filed Under: Featured, Robotic-Assisted, Surgical Robotics Tagged With: Sony Corp.

Sony, Olympus to collab on next-gen endoscopes

December 8, 2023 By Sean Whooley

Olympus announced today that it agreed to a new business alliance with Sony over medical devices — specifically endoscopes. The two companies first entered into a collaboration in September 2012, establishing Sony Olympus Medical Solutions. The joint venture aimed to combine Olympus’ lens and optical technologies, plus brand and R&D, with Sony’s broad range of […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Endoscopic, Featured, Health Technology, Imaging, Software / IT Tagged With: Olympus, Sony Corp.

Sony launches its first over-the-counter, self-fitting hearing aids

October 12, 2022 By Sean Whooley

Sony Electronics announced today that it launched its first over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids for the U.S. market. The company developed unique products in partnership with hearing aid technology developer WS Audiology. Sony said they combine ease of use with comfort and wearability for an “unprecedented hearing experience.” Sony and WS Audiology began by launching two products […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured, Health Technology, News Well, Otolaryngology/Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) Tagged With: Sony Corp.

Survey: 90% of people managing chronic conditions believe remote monitoring could help

June 22, 2020 By Sean Whooley

Sony announced that a study found that nearly 90% of those surveyed believe specialized remote monitoring can help to better manage chronic conditions. The company’s mSafety wearable platform division today revealed the findings from the study of 2,005 people managing chronic conditions in the U.S. The data was collected between May 29, 2020, and June […]

Filed Under: Big Data, Business/Financial News, Featured, Health Technology, Patient Monitoring, Software / IT Tagged With: Sony Corp., Telehealth

Sony to deal $760m stake back to Olympus

August 30, 2019 By Sean Whooley

Sony (TYO:6758) will reportedly sell its 5% stake in Olympus (TYO:7733) back to the company for nearly $760 million. The deal for Sony’s 68.9-million-share stake is worth ¥80.4 billion, or about $756.7 million, Reuters reported. Hedge fund Third Point, run by activist investor Daniel Loeb, had called for Sony to divest its Olympus shares, although a Sony […]

Filed Under: Endoscopic, Featured, Funding Roundup, Mergers & Acquisitions, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Olympus, Sony Corp.

Olympus launches joint Sony-developed Orbeye 4K-3D video microscope

October 5, 2017 By Fink Densford

Olympus (TYO:7733) said today it launched its Orbeye 4K-3D video microscope developed by Sony Olympus Medical solutions, a joint venture between Olympus and Sony‘s (TYO:6758) Imaging Products & Solutions biz. The company said the Orbeye microscope is designed to provide high-resolution 3D imaging of the structure of tissue, blood vessels and other features to enable more accurate […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Imaging Tagged With: Olympus, Sony Corp.

M3 medical portal, backed by Sony, gets into medical devices with MedTecHeart investment

March 23, 2016 By Brad Perriello

M3 Inc., a Sony (TYO:6758)-backed Japanese web portal for physicians, is getting into the medical device game with an investment in MedTecHeart and its outside-the-body cardiac assist device. A joint venture between Tokyo Medical & Dental University and the Tokyo Institute of Technology, MedTecHeart’s extracorporeal ventricular assist device is designed to treat patients with heart failure using […]

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, Structural Heart Tagged With: M3 Inc., MedTecHeart, Sony Corp.

Bidding war heats up for Toshiba Medical

January 27, 2016 By Brad Perriello

A bidding war for Toshiba (TYO:6502) subsidiary Toshiba Medical is reportedly heating up among a slew of private equity players and rival corporations. Toshiba, which said last month that it’s seeking outside investors to buy a stake in the healthcare business amid laying off nearly 7,000 workers, wants to focus on its core nuclear energy and chip businesses. Private equity shops KKR and Bain […]

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Bain Capital, Canon, Carlyle Group, Development Bank of Japan, Fujifilm, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, Konica Minolta, Mitsui, Permira, Sony Corp., Toshiba

Olympus, Sony to debut hi-def endoscope

September 15, 2015 By MassDevice

(Reuters) — Sony Corp. (TYO:6758) and Olympus (TYO:7733) said they plan to unveil an ultra high-definition surgical endoscope this week, the 1st major product from a joint venture formed 3 years ago. The product allows physicians to view clearer, more instant images of internal organs, aiding precision during surgical procedures, the medical device makers told Reuters ahead of an […]

Filed Under: Endoscopic Tagged With: Olympus, Sony Corp.

Sony’s SmartWig: Vital-sign monitoring with style | MassDevice.com On Call

November 26, 2013 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

MassDevice.com On Call

MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Technology giant Sony Corp. (TYO:6758) filed patents this year for "SmartWig" technology, described as everything from standard health monitoring to a "presentation aid," MobiHealthNews reported.

Filed Under: News Well, Patient Monitoring, Research & Development Tagged With: On Call, Sony Corp.

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