US Medical Innovations (USMI) today announced plans to display its Canady robotic AI surgical system at the start of next year. USMI announced the planned debut in collaboration with the Jerome Canady Research Institute for Advanced and Biological Technological Sciences (JCRI-ABTS). They called the announcement “a ground-breaking achievement in surgical and robotic technology.” They plan […]
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CMR Surgical brings in $165M to support surgical robot
CMR Surgical announced today that it raised a funding round worth $165 million (£133 million) and hit a milestone with its surgical robot. The Cambridge, U.K.–based company develops the Versius surgical robotic system. Versius is a small-scale system with collaborative arms and bedside units for direct patient access. It also features freedom of port placement to […]
FDA clears Insight Medbotics’ MRI-compatible surgical robot
Insight Medbotics announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its IGAR MRI-compatible surgical robot system. Clearance for the Hamilton, Ontario-based company’s robot applies to breast biopsy indications. The company said IGAR is the first and only robotic system designed to work inside an MRI bore to garner this regulatory clearance. It features adaptability […]
Vicarious Surgical plans for in-human surgical robot trials next year, posts Q2 EPS miss
Vicarious Surgical (NYSE:RBOT) shares dipped this morning on second-quarter results despite a positive update on its surgical robot. Shares of RBOT fell 2.9% to $1.69 apiece in midday trading today. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — stayed even. The company failed to beat Wall Street […]
First U.S. procedure conducted with Noah Medical surgical robot
Noah Medical announced the first use of its Galaxy surgical robot system in the U.S., marking the platform’s commercial release. San Carlos, California-based Noah Medical received FDA clearance for the Galaxy system in March. The system provides bronchoscopic visualization and access. These capabilities provide diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in patient airways. Galaxy features advanced imaging […]
Moon Surgical raises $55.4M to support surgical robot platform, names Fred Moll board chair
Moon Surgical announced today that it raised $55.4 million and appointed a surgical robotics veteran as the chair of its board. The French-American company develops the Maestro system to support surgeons in soft tissue surgical procedures. The platform acts as a robotic surgical assistant to augment the precision and control of laparoscopic surgery. Moon Surgical’s […]
Noah Medical reports positive data for surgical robot
Noah Medical today announced positive accuracy results from a study of its Galaxy System surgical robot platform. San Carlos, California-based Noah Medical designed Galaxy and its accessories to provide bronchoscopic visualization and access. These capabilities provide diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in patient airways. The system features advanced imaging technologies that provide real-time location updates for […]
What’s on the horizon in surgical robotics?
While question marks remain over where medtech is going, the path for surgical robotics remains full of excitement. Medical technology has experienced a bit of a rocky period lately. Layoffs continue to hamper the space, and financial outlooks are a bit cloudy for some companies. However, there remains plenty to look forward to in the […]
Asensus Surgical unveils next-gen Luna surgical robot platform
Asensus Surgical (NYSE:ASXC) announced today that it introduced a next-generation surgical robot platform called “Luna.” Research Triangle Park, North Carolina-based Asensus designed luna as an integrated digital surgery solution. It features a next-generation surgical platform and instruments, plus real-time intraoperative clinical intelligence. Its final component, a secure cloud platform, applies machine learning to deliver clinical […]
Asensus, Karl Storz partner on surgical robot marketing, development
Asensus Surgical (NYSE:ASXC) announced today that it entered into a memorandum of understanding with Karl Storz VentureONE. Karl Storz VentureOne is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Karl Storz SE, a maker of endoscopes and other medical instruments and devices. The family-owned company closely collaborates with surgeons and healthcare partners around the globe on technologies for minimally invasive […]
J&J’s Ethicon completes first robot-assisted kidney stone removal with Monarch platform
Ethicon, a Johnson & Johnson MedTech company, today announced the first robotic-assisted removal of kidney stones using the Monarch platform. Auris Health, an Ethicon subsidiary, received FDA clearance for Monarch for endourological procedures in May 2022. The University of California, Irvine’s UCI Health used the Monarch platform for urology to complete the first procedure. According […]
