The China-based company wants to make surgery easier through advanced technologies. Those include data algorithms, AI and high-precision intelligent control, all combined in surgical robotic technology.
Tuodao said on LinkedIn that it has built a “robust core technology platform” for surgical robotics. It launches with a roadmap targeting five major surgical robot fields. The company said its robotic pipeline includes orthopedics, general surgery, gynecology, urology, respiratory medicine and imaging.
Tuodao said it plans to connect with strategic commercial partners and leading medical centers globally with its launch.
“We’re actively developing solutions that cross departmental boundaries, driving innovation in surgical techniques,” the company wrote. “We are committed to building the Tuodao Medical Integrated Remote Intelligent Medical Center and achieving full-field product pipelines.”
This marks the latest surgical robot launch out of China, as the country continues to innovate in the field led for decades by Intuitive Surgical, with Medtronic’s Hugo platform also recently making a splash with FDA clearance for urologic procedures.
In the past several months alone, a number of Chinese surgical robot makers have made waves. Last month, Cornerstone Robotics raised $200 million for its endoscopic robot platform. In September, Shanghai-based Surgerii Robotics announced that its Shurui single-port surgical robot garnered CE mark. A month before that, Agile Medical unveiled its Agibot Endoscopic Surgical System, a surgical robotic platform for endoscopic procedures.
Meanwhile, Ronovo Surgical is one of the farthest along of the Chinese robot makers. Early in the year, the company won Chinese approval for its Carina laparoscopic robot, while it continues to bring in funding and entered into a collaboration with medtech giant Johnson & Johnson in September.
