Surgical / Interventional Systems

Upon completion of the study, J&J plans to submit the OTTAVA system for De Novo authorization in the U.S.

Despite advances in the field, technical hurdles impacting the reliability, precision, and adoption of remote surgery remain.

CMR plans to use the funds to accelerate commercial expansion of the Versius Surgical Robotic System to hospitals around the world.

Spencer Krause and the team at SKA Robotics offer insights on the common pitfalls that in-house robotics teams often face.

Johnson & Johnson designed Dualto to deliver the choice of powering monopolar, bipolar, ultrasonic, or advanced bipolar instruments.

From teleoperated humanoids to cutting-edge surgical systems, NVIDIA GTC featured robots using AI to train autonomous functionality.

GTC 2025 has seen news about using AI to advance autonomous imaging, surgical robotics, brain-computer interfaces, and more.

While Intuitive Surgical still leads the market, a number of other surgical robotics companies is making waves.

Capstan Medical announced its first in-human cardiac valve replacements using its catheter-based robotic surgical platform.

In addition to the FDA 510(k) submission, Stereotaxis expects to submit the catheter for CE mark clearance in Europe this month.

In February, our readers were drawn to stories about humanoids, surgical robotics, advances in AI, and industry trends. 

Nitinol has superelastic properties that allow medical devices using it to compress to a lower profile when placed in a patient.

Versius is the second most-used soft-tissue surgical robot on the market and applies to a range of specialties, according to CMR Surgical.

SS Innovations International has, so far, performed five robotic cardiac telesurgeries using its SSi Mantra 3.

Symphony Robotics said its goal is to reduce incision and craniotomy size to less than 4mm with its technology.

Gabriel Jones, the co-founder and CEO of Proprio, shares insights on the surgical robotics company’s technology and plans.

GenesisX offers the benefits of robotic magnetic navigation while making the technology more accessible, said Stereotaxis.

The lawsuit from Surgical Instrument Service centered around Intuitive Surgical’s programmed usage limits for its EndoWrist instruments.

Asensus Surgical said it is finding a niche in the surgical robotics market by targeting pediatric procedures.

Intuitive plans to integrate its da Vinci and the Ion business operations into its European commercial and marketing organization.

The HKUST team said the robot is capable of imaging, high-precision motion, and multifunctional operations like sampling and drug delivery.

Intuitive Surgical reported fourth-quarter 2024 revenue totaling $2.41 billion, a 25% increase compared with the same period a year ago.