The newly-cleared version of the system features includes an enhanced pre-surgical planning user interface, quick-change tooling, improved surgeon accessories, and advanced bone model generation.
Smith+Nephew takes the road less traveled with its orthopedic surgical robots
British medtech giant Smith+Nephew chose a different path in the ortho surgical robotics space. One of its top robotics program leaders explains how it could make all the difference.
Titan Medical obtains robotic surgery patents for camera and gesture control
Titan Medical, which has been developing the Sport single-port robotic surgical system, has received U.S. patents for an in-body camera positioning system and hand gesture controls.
‘New’ Medtronic the goal of CEO Geoff Martha’s plans for surgical robotics maker
Geoff Martha, the new CEO of Medtronic, this week outlined plans for the medical device maker to gain leadership in robot-assisted surgical systems and other healthcare technologies.
Johnson & Johnson delays regulatory filing for general surgery robot
In its quarterly earnings report, Johnson & Johnson said it would not pursue immediate regulatory approval for the general surgical robot that it is developing.
Titan Medical resumes development of Sport single-port robotic surgical system
Titan Medical, which last year delayed research and development for its Sport surgical robot, has resumed work with new financing and help from Medtronic.
CORI handheld robotics system launches with Smith+Nephew Real Intelligence line
Smith+Nephew has launched the portable CORI Surgical System, which has FDA approval and is available in the U.S. for both total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
Intelligent Surgical Unit machine vision guidance from TransEnterix gets FDA approval
TransEnterix’s newly approved Intelligent Surgical Unit enables augmented intelligence for the Senhance laparoscopic surgical system.
Ethicon subsidiary of J&J holds onto most of robotic surgery patent in Intuitive Surgical challenge
Intuitive Surgical had challenged J&J’s Ethicon subsidiary on the combination of a shiftable drive system with a robotic surgery platform.
Johnson & Johnson to disclose robot-assisted surgery plans in May
Johnson & Johnson, which has acquired surgical robotics companies, will describe its plans in greater detail at an upcoming event.
Medtronic unveils modular robotic surgery system in development
Medtronic is taking advantage of its experience in medical device manufacturing and instrumentation in the development of its new modular robot-assisted surgical platform.
Intuitive Surgical wins two gold International Design Excellence Awards
Intuitive Surgical won two awards for design excellence last week.
Medtronic offers hints about upcoming surgical robot
Medtronic, which has made no secret of its surgical robotics ambitions, partnered with visualization company Karl Storz SE & Co. as it works on its own robot-assisted surgery platform.
7 companies transforming orthopedics with robot-assisted surgery
Orthopedic device companies have been actively developing products for surgical robotics, several through acquisitions.
Stryker strives for market share in orthopedic surgery robots
Stryker’s success with its Mako robot-assisted surgery platform has other orthopedic device companies hastening to enter the space. The big question is whether long-term outcomes will justify the expensive technology.
Q&A: Medtronic’s Dave Anderson on surgical robotics
Medtronic is betting robot-assisted surgery could be a game changer when it comes to spine surgeries. The company late last year closed on its $1.7 billion purchase of Mazor Robotics and its robot-assisted surgery platform for the spine. A month later, Medtronic launched its Mazor X Stealth robotic-assisted spinal surgical platform in the U.S. The…
Ion lung biopsy system from Intuitive Surgical wins FDA approval
Intuitive Surgical Inc. yesterday said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its Ion system. The robotic endoluminal system is designed to enable doctors to conduct minimally invasive biopsies deep within the lung. Ion includes an articulating robotic catheter with an outer diameter of only 3.5 mm that is able to move 180 degrees in…
How Monteris Medical navigated a surgical robotics recall
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by our sister website Medical Design & Outsourcing. Marty Emerson became CEO of Monteris Medical in July 2016. Within a month, the first report came in of a problem: The probe tip of the Plymouth, Minn.-based company’s NeuroBlate robot-assisted brain surgery device unintentionally heated up during the MRI-assisted…
Intuitive Surgical continues to dominate medical robotics space
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by our sister publication Medical Design & Outsourcing. Intuitive Surgical isn’t resting on its laurels when it comes to the surgical robotics field it dominates. The Sunnyvale, Calif.–based company is seeking to stay competitive through technologies, including computer-controlled navigated robotic catheters, contrast agents to improve imaging during procedures, and…
Titan Medical CEO wants to up the game in robotic surgery: Here’s how
Titan Medical – the young, upstart Canadian robotic surgery company – is making a comeback this year. Just today, the company announced the completion of initial formative human factors studies for its Sport single port robotic surgical system. The Sport system boasts the ability for a variety of surgical instruments on snake-like arms to be deployed…
Robotic surgery: Here’s everything you need to know
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This new bionic hand reacts automatically: Here’s how
British researchers are trying out a new bionic hand that they’ve developed that allows the wearer to reach out and grasp objects automatically – without the user consciously thinking – mimicking how people fluidly react to with the world around them. The key to allowing the hand to do this was a camera. The biomedical engineers at Newcastle…