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Surgery and Surgical Robotics

IRRAS’s Intracranial Bleeding Management Device Used on First U.S. Patient

IRRAS AB, a commercial-stage medical-technology company, today announced that the first patient in the United States was successfully treated with IRRAflow, the company’s initial product that offers an innovative, therapeutic approach to the fluid management of patients with intracranial bleeding. “The US is the largest market for intracranial procedures, and...

January 10, 2019

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Titan Medical’s Sport Robotic System Nearing Commercialization

Titan Medical Inc., a medical device company focused on the design and development of a robotic surgical system for application in minimally invasive surgery, announces that it has completed the system engineering confidence build for all components of its single-port robotic...

January 3, 2019

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

BrainScope Receives FDA Clearance for Multi-Parameter Concussion Assessment

BrainScope, a medical neuro-technology company focused on concussion and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) assessment, announced today that it has received FDA clearance to include additional language in its product’s Indications for Use (IFU), adding key terminology related to “multi-modal,...

January 2, 2019

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

TransEnterix Prepping for a $75M Offering

TransEnterix is planning for an upcoming $75 million offering, according to a recently posted SEC filing. The Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based company said that Stifel, Nicolaus & Company will serve as its sale agent in the offering, but the company has...

December 31, 2018

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

ConMed Spending $365M on Buffalo Filter’s Surgical Technology

CONMED Corporation today announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Buffalo Filter LLC (Buffalo Filter) for $365 million on a cash-free, debt-free basis. The transaction is expected to be financed through a combination of new convertible notes and an expanded and...

December 17, 2018

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Is the Appendix the Key to Parkinson’s Disease? 

Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative neurological disorder that impairs brain cells and causes movement problems, could have its origins in the appendix, a new study suggests. The vestigial organ, the researchers say, could be the source of proteins that can find...

November 2, 2018

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

UK’s First Fetal Surgeries for Spina Bifida Successful

In a UK first, a team from University College London Hospitals (UCLH), University College London (UCL) and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has successfully operated on the spinal cords of two babies with spina bifida still developing in the womb. The...

October 24, 2018

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Medtronic to buy Mazor Robotics for $1.64 Billion

  Mazor Robotics Ltd., an Israeli biotech firm that develops robotic surgical systems, announced Friday it was being acquired by Irish-American medical device company Medtronic for a sum of $1.64 billion, the biggest-ever “exit” for an Israeli biotech company. Medtronic...

September 21, 2018

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

XACT Robotics Receives CE Mark for Robotic Navigation and Steering System

XACT Robotics, a pioneer in robotic navigation and steering solutions for percutaneous image-guided procedures, announced today that it has received CE Mark approval for its robotics navigation and steering system for image-guided percutaneous procedures, such as ablations and biopsies. The...

September 19, 2018