An individual has been arrested and charged with entering robotic medtech firm Medrobotics‘ headquarters in an attempt to steal trade secrets, according to court documents from the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts filed this week. Court documents identify the suspect as 44-year old Dong Liu, who “appears to be a dual citizen…
Robotic surgery: Here’s everything you need to know
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Medrobotics wins Australian nod for colorectal procedures with Flex platform
Medrobotics said today it won Australian TGA regulatory clearance for its Flex robot-assisted surgery platform, with indications for colorectal procedures. The Raynham, Mass.-based company won indications for colorectal procedures from the FDA earlier this month, and won similar expanded CE Mark approval in the European Union last October. The system won 510(k) clearance from the FDA for transoral procedures in July…
Medrobotics wins colorectal indication for Flex robot-assisted surgery system
Medrobotics said today that it won 510(k) clearance from the FDA for a colorectal procedure indication for its Flex robot-assisted surgery platform. The Raynham, Mass.-based company won expanded CE Mark approval in the European Union last October for Flex for performing colorectal procedures. The system won 510(k) clearance from the FDA for transoral procedures in July 2015 (that indication…
Medrobotics confirms $20m funding round
Medrobotics, which developed the Flex robot-assisted surgery platform, today confirmed a $20 million funding round 1st reported by MassDevice.com last month. The Raynham, Mass.-based company won expanded CE Mark approval in the European Union last October for Flex for performing colorectal procedures. The system won 510(k) clearance from the FDA for transoral procedures in July 2015 (that indication…
11 surgical robotics companies you need to know
Robotic surgery is taking off, and the field is becoming increasingly diverse. We’ve collected information on the biggest players in the field so far. Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci robot remains the premier surgical robotics company, with other companies including Stryker and Zimmer-Biomet only getting into the field in recent years. Read on to find out more.…
Medrobotics raises $20m for Flex system
Medrobotics, which developed the Flex robot-assisted surgery platform, said in a regulatory filing today that it raised some $20 million in an equity round. The Raynham, Mass.-based company won expanded CE Mark approval in the European Union last October for Flex for performing colorectal procedures. The system won 510(k) clearance from the FDA for transoral procedures in July…
$160 million for 14 VC-funded robotic companies in 2011
By Frank Tobe, editor/publisher, The Robot Report Travis Deyle, is a postdoc researcher at Duke and a recent PhD from GA Tech’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering where he was a member of the Healthcare Robotics Lab and a frequent blogger at Hizook.com. Fortunate for us, he kept a file of 2011 venture funded robotic…