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Surgery and Surgical Robotics

J&J and Google’s Verb Surgical Looks to Implement a “Transformative Agenda” in Robotic Surgery

Robotic surgery units available on the market right now are not technically “robots,” according to Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) worldwide medical devices chairman Gary Pruden. But Verb Surgical, J&J’s joint venture with Google parent Alphabet‘s (NSDQ:GOOGL) Verily Life Sciences, will be looking to produce...

November 28, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

TransEnterix Bets on Haptics for Senhance Robot-Assisted Surgery Device 

TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) is betting that the haptics technology in its Senhance robot-assisted surgery platform will help it make headway against Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) and its 10-year lead on the market. CEO Todd Pope told MassDevice.com that the Senhance’s haptics – the system’s...

November 23, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Make Way for Medrobotics: A Twist for Surgical Robotics 

Since 2000, California-based Intuitive Surgical has dominated the world of robot-assisted surgery. Its da Vinci system has logged well over two million surgical procedures. Now, however, a Massachusetts startup called Medrobotics has launched a system of its own that features...

November 21, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

7-Year Old Gets 3-D Printed Skull After Traumatic Brain Injury

When Teddy Ward fell down a California hillside and suffered a traumatic brain injury about two years ago, he lost nearly 50 percent of his skull. After doctors weren’t able to repair it, they instead gave him a 3-D printed...

November 17, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Medical Device Employees Are Often In The O.R., Raising Concerns About Influence

 By Sandra G. Boodman They are a little-known presence in many operating rooms, offering technical expertise to surgeons installing new knees, implanting cardiac defibrillators or performing delicate spine surgery. Often called device reps — or by the more cumbersome and...

November 17, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

The Future of Surgical Robotics: Interview with CEO of TransEnterix 

TransEnterix is a late stage surgical robotics company founded in 2006. The company is dedicated to improving clinical outcomes through the use of robotics in surgery. TransEnterix acquired the surgical robotics division of SOFAR S.p.A in 2015 which included the...

November 14, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Which Spine Robot Will Dominate? 

Surgical robots are used in only about one in 20 spine procedures today, but adoption could grow rapidly according to a recent survey by RBC Capital Markets. U.S. spine surgeons expect that rate to double over the next year, and...

November 2, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

The Recipe for the Perfect Robot Surgeon

Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci robot is a technical marvel. Nearly half a million operations were performed in the U.S. by surgeons controlling its large, precise arms last year. One in four U.S. hospitals has one or more of the machines,...

October 26, 2016

Surgery and Surgical Robotics

Corindus Vascular Robotics Appoints Jeff Lemaster as CCO

WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. (NYSE MKT: CVRS), a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, today announced the appointment of Jeff Lemaster as Chief Commercial Officer. Mr. Lemaster brings 20 years of commercial sales and marketing experience in the cardiovascular medical...

October 21, 2016