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Listen to this article While Johnson & Johnson has mostly kept its Ottava surgical robot under wraps, it said the system offers surgical teams the freedom and flexibility to adapt to clinical workflows and individualize patient needs. | Source: Adobe Stock Johnson & Johnson MedTech announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted its Ottava surgical robot investigational device exemption, or IDE. The regulatory nod comes just under a month after the company

Listen to this article The robotic technology used for the Aquablation procedure. | Source: Procept BioRobotics Procept BioRobotics Corp. last week announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an Investigational Device Exemption, or IDE, trial of its Aquablation therapy. The San Jose, Calif.-based company also recently received Breakthrough Device Designation to investigate the use of Aquablation therapy for prostate cancer. The FDA awards such designations in exceptional cases, expediting the review of

Listen to this article The Unity Knee MC tibial insert. | Source: Corin Corin Group PLC last week said it has received 401(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for for its Unity Knee medial constrained, or MC, tibial insert. The company said this option will enable surgeons to independently stabilize the medial compartment during a standard or robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty, or TKA. The Unity Knee MC Tibial Insert was designed to

Listen to this article The Intuitive da Vinci 5 (top left), Sony microsurgery assistance robot (top right), Stryker Mako (bottom left) and Globus Medical ExcelsiusGPS (bottom right) are all featured in the top surgical robotics stories of 2024 so far. | Images courtesy of the companies Editor’s Note: This article was syndicated from The Robot Report’s sibling site MassDevice.  Surgical robotics has been a hot topic within the medtech space, and it doesn’t seem like it’s stopping any time

Listen to this article The TMINI robotic surgical system features a wireless handpiece that assists surgeons in performing total knee replacements. | Source: THINK Surgical THINK Surgical Inc. last week announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance for the use of its TMINI surgical robot with Zimmer Biomet Robotics’ Persona system. “TMINI addresses surgeon demand for ergonomic, wireless, handheld robotic systems, and we believe this will accelerate the adoption of

Listen to this article Auris Health’s Monarch surgical system can perform robotic-assisted bronchoscopy and urology procedures. | Source: Johnson & Johnson A Delaware judge ruled that Johnson & Johnson, or J&J, must pay $1 billion in damages to Auris Health shareholders, according to media reports. Reuters, Bloomberg Law, and others reported that the ruling claims that J&J breached its agreement to acquire Auris, which went through for $3.4 billion in February 2019. The deal also included up to an additional

Listen to this article [embedded content] Obvius Robotics Inc. this week said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted breakthrough device designation for its Certa Access System for central venous catheterization, or CVC. CVC procedures require access to one of the great veins — internal jugular, subclavian, or femoral — to place a multi-lumen catheter for rapid replacement of blood volume, administration of emergency medicines and analgesics, and hemodynamic monitoring. Complication rates can

Listen to this article The Senhance Surgical System is intended to keep time and cost per procedure comparable to traditional laparoscopies. | Source: Asensus Surgical KARL STORZ Group today announced that its KARL STORZ Endoscopy America Inc. subsidiary has acquired all outstanding shares of Asensurs Surgical Inc. for 35¢ per share in cash. Asensus has developed digital laparoscopy systems. “Asensus’ cutting-edge technology and expertise in robotic surgery complements our comprehensive portfolio of surgical solutions,” stated

Listen to this article Jupiter Endovascular is working to develop a new class of endovascular procedures using Endoportal Control. | Source: Jupiter Endovascular The ability to robotically steer catheters can improve endovascular procedures, according to medical device providers. Neptune Medical yesterday announced $97 million in Series D financing and the launch of subsidiary Jupiter Endovascular Inc. “Neptune Medical is thrilled to announce the successful closure of our Series D financing and the spinout of Jupiter

Listen to this article Velys Spine, a system for planning and instrumenting spinal fusion procedures. | Credit: J&J/DePuy Synthes Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Synthes this week launched a dual-use robotics and standalone navigation platform that uses its Velys robot in spine surgery. This marks the latest development for Velys, J&J’s robotic orthopedic surgery system that won its first FDA clearance for total knee surgery in 2021. In June, Velys won FDA clearance for unicompartmental knee